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HALL 12. 
NORTH PACIFIC COAST. 
This hall contains a portion of the collection of Mr. Ed. E. 
Ayer, Gov. Swineford, and a number of collections made under 
the direction of Prof. F. W. Putnam. 
On tlie West Side of the hall is a model of a portion of 
the village of Skidegate, arranged on a platform. This model 
presents the characteristic features of the villages of the Haida 
Indians who inhabit Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 
The carved columns in front of the houses represent the crests of 
the house owners. The large isolated columns in front of the 
house are erected in memory of deceased relatives or friends. 
The posts having a large carved board attached to their tops are 
graves, the bodies being deposited behind the carved board on the 
top of the column. 
Implements of the Indians of Alaska and Northern British 
Columbia are exhibited in the cases in front of the model of the 
village. 
Cases 1 and. 2. — Tools and implements of the Alaskan 
Eskimo, including adzes, axes, fish hooks, knives, awls, and 
pipes. 
Case 3. — Masks, boxes, and musical instruments of the 
Alaskan Eskimo. Implements used by the secret societies of 
the northern tribes of British Columbia. 
