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Title: Guide to the nature treasures of New York city; American museum of natural history, New York aquarium, New York zoölogicl park and Botanical garden, Brooklyn museum, Botanic garden and Children's museum
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Pindar, George N Pearson, Mabel H Fischer, George Clyde, 1878-
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History New York Aquarium New York Botanical Garden Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Children's Museum
Publisher: (New York) Pub. for the American museum of natural history by C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council - METRO

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graph for recording earthquakes. This instrumentwas the gift of Emerson McMillin to the New York Acad-emy of Sciences, and was deposited in the Museum by theAcademy. Just beyond and north of Memorial Hall is the SOUTH CENTRAL WING Indians of the North Pacific Coast Aurora had but newly chased the nightAnd purpled oer the sky with blushing light Dry den. Here are displayed specimens illustrating the cultureof the Indians of the Northwest Coast of America and alsoof the Eskimo. The most conspicuous object is the Haida canoe in thecenter of the hall. In it are figures representing a party ofChilkat Indians on their way to a potlatch. In the sternstands the chief, or medicine man, who is in charge of theceremony. The canoe is a huge dugout made from a singletree; it is sixty-four feet long and eight feet wide. Imme-diately north of it will be found groups illustrating the homelife and pursuits of the Kwakiutl Indians. Placed againstthe pillars and walls of the hall are many grotesquely 17
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INTERIOR ESKIMO IGLOONORTHWEST COAST HOUSE SHAMAN S RATTLE ESKIMO WOMAN FISHING SHAMANS MASK THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY carved house posts and totem poles. In some instances thecarvings represent the coat of arms or the family tree, orillustrate a story or legend connected with the family. The collections in this hall run from south to north; thoseon the east, or right-hand side, are from the Indians of theInterior; those on the west, or left-hand side, are from theCoast and Island Indians. The visitor is advised to begin atthe lower right-hand side. Begin then with the Thompson River Indians. This collection includes avaluable series of baskets, noteworthy for its uniqueness ofdesign and complexity of weaving. These peoples gener-ally wore clothing of buckskin. The visitor will be interestedin a group which illustrates members of the tribe engagedin tanning skins. Hunting and ceremonial objects also willprove of interest. At the end of the next alcove will be found a coll

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