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11. — 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. 
No. 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. 
No. 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. 
No. 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. 
