DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY 
Halls 2-10, First Foor 
Halls 23, 24, 32 and 33, Second Floor 
Hall 2: Edward E. Ayer Hall. Egyptian and Classical 
Archaeology. — The north section of this hall is taken up by 
antiquities from ancient Egypt, notably pottery, bronze, 
marble and alabaster vases, figures of deities in bronze and 
stone, portrait statues, tomb tablets, charms, jewelry, and 
ushehti figures, with seventeen cases containing coffins and 
mummies ranging from the pre-dynastic to the Roman period. 
Etruscan, Greek, and Roman antiquities occupy the south 
portion of the hall. 
Hall 3: Mary D. Sturges Hall. Eskimo and Tribes of 
the Northwest Coast of America. — Eskimo culture is illus- 
trated in its wide geographical range extending along the 
Arctic shores of America from Labrador to northeastern 
Siberia. The dependence of the Eskimo on hunting and fish- 
ing is well brought out, being particularly elucidated by 
four life-size groups showing the chase and capture of the 
seal, preparation of skins, and winter fishing through a hole 
in the ice. The east section of the hall is given over to the 
Indian tribes of the Northwest Coast in the following order; 
Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida, and Kwakiutl. The religious and 
ceremonial aspect of life, which dominates the activities of 
these peoples, is well represented, notably in three life-size 
groups picturing several stages in the Hamatsa dance of the 
Kwakiutl. 
Hall 4: Salish and Woodland Tribes. Plateau Tribes and 
North American Archaeology. — Beginning at the east end, 
the exhibits in this hall connect with those at the east end 
of Mary D. Sturges Hall. This section is occupied by the 
Salish tribes. The true Salish groups are introduced by a 
life-size group of their home life and industries. A single 
case illustrating the life of the northern Athapascans of 
the Yukon Valley deserves special mention because of the 
excellence of the garments and the decoration in porcupine- 
quill work. West from the center of the room, the Wood- 
land tribes are prefaced by two miniature villages charac- 
terizing the summer and winter life of the Sauk and Fox. 
Hall 5 ; Indian Tribes of the Great Plains. — In accordance 
with the culture of this widely diffused stock of tribes, which 
is swayed by the hunt of the buffalo and the preparation of 
hide and buckskin, the center of this hall is dominated by a 
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