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HALL 18. 
AYER HALL. 
This hall contains mainly collections donated by President 
Ayer. 
Cases 1, 2 and 3. — Clothing, utensils, weapons, carvings 
and toys of the Eskimo of North Greenland and the shores of 
Hudson Bay. 
Case 4. — Weapons and hunting and fishing implements of 
the Alaskan Eskimo. 
Case 5. — Masks, pipes, boxes, needle-cases and various 
small utensils and carvings of the Alaskan Eskimo. 
Case 6. — Masks, carvings, pipes, gaming apparatus, orna- 
ments and talismanic carvings of the tribes of Alaska and British 
Columbia. 
Case 7. — Ornamental horn spoons and wooden food trays of 
the northwest coast tribes. 
Case 8 .— Carved, painted and inlaid trays, dishes and spoons 
of the northwest coast tribes. 
Case 9. — Basketry, pouches, drums, carved clubs, bark- 
working implements, trap-sticks, fish-hooks, knives, snow-shoes, 
etc., of the Indian tribes of Alaska and British Columbia and 
Washington. 
Case lO. — Basketry of the northwest coast tribes, wooden 
hats, etc. 
Case 11. — Choice series of basketry of the northwest coast 
tribes. 
Case 12. — Richly decorated woolen blankets of the Chilcat 
Indians of South Alaska, 
Case 13. — Robes, clothing, snow-shoes, packing cases and 
bead-work of the Cree Indians. 
Cases 14 and. 15. — Clothing, snow-shoes, boat models, 
weapons, bark trays, bead-work, etc., of the Cree Indians. 
Case 16. — Bead-work of the Chippeway Indians and neigh 
boring tribes, and choice specimens of Cree quill-work. 
