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ALCOVES OF EAST COURT, 
ALCOVE 94. — Canoe of the Haida Indians. 
ALCOVE 93. — The fiont of a house of the Kwakiutl Indians, 
from Vancouver Island is placed in front of the alcove forming 
the entrance to the collection from the North Pacific coast. The 
painting on the house front represents the crests of the clan of the 
owner ; in the middle, the thunder bird. On each side, the moon ; 
a carved post stands to the left and right of the door. The prin- 
cipal figures on the posts represent personages connected with the 
myth of the clan. The lower figures represent fabulous beings ; 
the small heads on the south posts represent slaves which were 
given in payment for these carvings. On each side of the posts is 
one bed-room painted with the crest of the person occupying the 
room. 
South Wall. — A large post which stood in the rear of the 
Indian house. A heavy beam connected the rear post with the 
two front posts. Eastern part of south wall: A model of a house 
from the West Coast of Vancouver Island. 
West Wall. — ^In the middle, a heraldic column forming the 
entrance to a house of the Bella Coola Indians ; on each side, 
posts from the interior of houses from Bella Coola. 
East Wall. — In the center is a heraldic column from Bella 
Coola representing a grizzly bear; on each side, house posts from 
Nanaimo, B. C. The northern one representing a man holding a 
goose; the southern one representing the fabulous Xoaexoe. 
ALCOVE 92.— On the walls reproductions of Mexican 
feather shields. 
Case 1. — Clothing and implements from the grave yard at 
Ancon, Peru. 
Cases 2 to 9. — Contents of graves from Ancon, Peru. 
ALCOVE 91. 
Case 1. — Contents of graves from Arica, Peru, showing arti- 
ficially elongated skulls. 
Cases 2, 3, and 4. — Pottery, stone and metal implements 
found at La Plata, Ecuador. Large ceremonial stone axe. 
Case 5. — Contents of graves from Ancon, Peru. 
Case 6 . — Contents of graves from Iquique, Chili. 
