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Alccve 91.— The cases of this alcove are devoted to arche- 
ologic collections from Wisconsin and Maine. On the walls are 
Catlin’s paintings. 
Alcove 92. — Archeologic collections from Arkansas and 
other southern states. On the walls are Catlin’s paintings. 
Alcove 93.— Contains collections from Northwest Coast 
tribes. The floor is occupied by two wooden figures employed 
as grave posts. Against the walls are numerous examples of the 
remarkable carved totem poles and house posts of these tribes. 
Alcove 94:. — The prow of a canoe of the Haida Indians, 
ornamented with totemic figures, is set against the wall. Models 
of two houses of the Northwest Coast Indians occupy the floor 
space. 
Swung at various points beneath the galleries, are boats rep- 
resenting many primitive peoples. 
SOUTH COURT. 
AJTERICAN ABORIGINAL SCULPTURE. 
The South Court contains mainly reproductions of Central 
American antiquities. At the north end of the court are exhib- 
ited four totem poles, or heraldic columns, from British Columbia 
and Alaska. 
No. 1. — Colossal figure of a deity, with inscriptions, Quir- 
igua, Guatemala. 
No. 2. — Colossal figure of a deity with inscriptions, Quirigua, 
Guatemala. 
No. 3. — Figure of the god Tlaloc, usually called Chac-mool, 
Chichenitza, Yucatan. 
No. 4:. — Inscribed column, Uxmal, Yucatan. 
No. 5. — An altar representing a monkey with death’s head, 
Copan, Honduras. 
Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.— Stelae with inscriptions and 
figures of deities, Copan, Honduras. 
