DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY 
First Floor:— Halls 2-10. 
Second Floor: — Halls 23, 24, 30, 32 and 33. 
Ground Floor: — Halls I and J. 
Hall 2: Edward E. Ayer Hall. Archaeology of Greece, 
Italy and Ireland. — The main section of this hall is occupied 
by exhibits of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities in 
stone, bronze, iron, pottery and glass. Eighteen reproduc- 
tions of antique furniture are openly displayed on bases. 
At the north end, two cases contain reproductions of no- 
table Irish antiquities, including secular and ecclesiastic 
art. 
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 fisliing 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 people, is well represented, notably in three life-size 
groups illustrating 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, showing 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 porcu- 
pine-quill work. West from the center of the room, the 
Woodland tribes are introduced by two miniature villages, 
characterizing the summer and winter life of the Sauk and 
Fox. 
Hall 5: Indian Tribes of the Great Plains. — The culture 
of this widely diffused stock of tribes is swayed by the hunt 
of the buffalo and the preparation of hide and buckskin. 
Hence, the center of this hall is dominated by a large, 
original tipi. Extensive collections of clothing, buffalo robes. 
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