The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (18156340002)

Title: The American Museum journal

Identifier: americanmuseumjo11amer (find matches)

Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)

Authors: American Museum of Natural History

Subjects: Natural history

Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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.vA'ir MiiiAL i>.ii.\'n.\(;s imi w caxcrs, carNcrs, l)askct iiiakcrs and canoe luiildcrs w liosc works arc j,'at IhtciI l(>i,M'llifr ill this Hall of tlic North Pacific Coast pcoijics. 'I1ic arraiii^ciiicnt of the Hall is plaiiiu'd in such a manner that the mate- rials are dixided into si'xcn arl)itrar\' ii;roiips represeiitati\(' of the \arioiis tribes from the ('olumttia Kixcr to Mount McKiiiley. The'riiii<,n1 materials from the coast of Alaska occupy a space near the northern end, one section illustratiiii,'- the material industries, another the social affairs and cere- monials. The collection from the Ilaida people who occupy the country iiniiHMliately south of the Tliiiuit. iiichidiiii,^ the (■^ueeii ('harlotte's Islunds, follow and are arran^icd similarly. In like manner succcimI the exhibits of the Tsimshian, Bella ('oola, KwakiutI, Xootka and the southern coast Sali.sh peoples; while the new mural decorations are so placed that those opposite each exhibit represent the ireneral cliaracteristics of the country from which the Museum collections came. Till-. FIRST FAINTING 77/r Bhuihrl ll'rarrr.s The Hrst of Mr. Taylor's series of mural paintings is ;)lace(l on the west Wall of the space occupied by the Tlin^it collections. He has chosen for the subject of this decoration the rapidly disa))pearin<i' art of tlie ( hilkat bhinket maker. The oriuiii of this type of wool weaving is attributed to

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