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XI, — Lechera, or woman milk peddler. Ecuador. 
12 .— Vaquero, or cattle herder, equipped with twisted raw- 
hide lariat and rope tether and mounted on a mule. Colombia. 
HALLS 40 AND 55. 
D. LAND VEHICLES. 
In Halls 40 and 55 are installed vehicles from widely separated 
portions of the earth. The most interesting are the dog-sleds of 
Arctic America, and the sledges of sub-tropic Madeira, where the 
snow never falls; the Etruscan racing chariot, with wheels differ- 
ing from Assyrian and Egyptian chariots in number of spokes; 
the rolling hogshead, a relic of Colonial days, and the Mexican 
cart with solid wheels without spokes, illustrates the introduction 
of the wheeled vehicle in civilization. The decorations of the 
Sicilian cart are of a religious nature, as might be supposed. The 
Volante, a Cuban carriage for two persons, is generally drawn by 
two horses, the leading horse being almost in front and a little to 
the left of the wheel horse. A series of models of Hindoo and 
Burmese wagons and carriages, and Ceylon carts is in the wall 
case. Snow shoes, from Norton Sound, Alaska. 
Xo. 1. — Skis, wooden snow shoes from Norway. Skis are 
used for mountain travel in Scandinavia and Alaska. 
No. 2. — Snow shoes from Norton Sound, Alaska. 
;N[o. 3.— Dog sled, with bone shoes and sealskin harness. 
Smith Sound, Greenland. 
No* 4. — Dog sled. Port Clarence, Alaska. 
No. 5* — Toboggan, with harness, drawn by dogs. Norton 
Sound, Alaska. On wall. 
6 .— Corea, or freight sled, Funchal, Madeira: drawn by 
bullocks. Though the snow never falls in Madeira, the only 
vehicles drawn by animals are sleds. 
No. 7.— Carro de Monte, or mountain sled, Funchal, Madeira. 
Made of rattan, and finished in red cloth and mahogany. 
