No. 19. — Birchbark (original) upper Yukon River, Alaska. 
The highest type of bark canoe made by savages is made by the 
Indians of North America. 
No. 20. — Kyak (original), a decked skin boat used by Es- 
quimo of America, Asia and Europe in hunting and fishing. 
Port Clarence, Alaska. 
No. 21. — Caique (original) or row-boat ; Constantinople, 
Turkey. A pleasure boat. 
No. 22.— (Stand). Model of fishing boat of the type used on 
the Sea of Galilee in the time of Christ. The model was made in 
Syria. 
No. 23, — Model of punt, or scow, used for ferrying and gen- 
eral transportation purposes in the harbor of Curacoa, Dutch 
West Indies. 
No. 24. — (Stand). Model of fishing boat used near Curacoa, 
Dutch West Indies. 
No. 25. — Venetian gondola for private use. 
No, 26. — Daighsa (original). Locally called “Bumboat” by 
English sailors. Daighsas are used generally by Jewish mer- 
chants who peddle produce and fruits around Maltese harbors. 
Hence the inscription upon the seatback in the stern-sheets : 
“Heartily, wishing, all, sort, of, wealth, to, mankind, and, that, I, 
may, have, chance, to, live, honestly, with, same.” Valetta, Malta. 
No. 27. — Bragazza (original). A caravel-built, two-masted 
fishing vessel of Venice, Italy. The sails are artistically painted, 
showing the survival of ancient Phoenecian art influences among 
the Adriatic fishermen. On the foresail the inscription runs: 
“Peace to Thee, St. Mark, my Evangelist.” 
On the North and South Walls are hung pictures from 
the West Coast of South Africa, from Africa, Asia, and the 
United States — illustrating many primitive and other craft, in- 
cluding types of the highest development of wooden-bottomed 
American sailing vessels. In bas-relief are shown hulls of whal- 
ing vessels, also lithographs of whaling vessels surrounded by ice- 
bergs in the Arctic seas. 
HALL 38. 
Case 1. — Models of steam tow boats with large tow of coal 
from Pittsburg ^to New Orleans. Secured^through the Department 
