General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . hibit is in contrast with the corre-sponding case of pottery on the opposite the environment, but social habits,caused one people to develope potterv andthe other to make the easily transported andnot easily breakable baskets. (See HandbookNo. 2, Indians of the Southwest.) At the left of the hall, as we enter, are ex-hibits for the modern village Indians—firsttypes of pottery from San Ildefonso, Laguna,Santo Domingo, Zuni, and Hopi. The Pueblo Indians live in large com-munity houses, built of stone or ad
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . hibit is in contrast with the corre-sponding case of pottery on the opposite the environment, but social habits,caused one people to develope potterv andthe other to make the easily transported andnot easily breakable baskets. (See HandbookNo. 2, Indians of the Southwest.) At the left of the hall, as we enter, are ex-hibits for the modern village Indians—firsttypes of pottery from San Ildefonso, Laguna,Santo Domingo, Zuni, and Hopi. The Pueblo Indians live in large com-munity houses, built of stone or adobe, oftenwith several receding stories. They dependchiefly upon agriculture for their food, makea great variety of pottery, and have manyelaborate religious ceremonies. The nomadic-peoples live in tipis or small brush andthatched houses which are moved or desertedwhen they are forced to seek the wild gameand wild vegetable products which furnishmuch of their food. They make baskets forhousehold purposes which are more easilytransported than vessels of clay. In the hall * MODI I OF \K W A KIUTLHOUSE (In theNorth Pacific Hall).The Kwakiutl In-dians live on Van-couver Island, .indon the mainland tothe north. Theybuild their rec-tangular houses ofsplit cedar plankson a frameworkof hea\ v posts andbeams. The frontis decorated withfantastic designsand a totem polenear the house dooris carved with gro-tesque figures as acoat of arms of theowner (Right) CEREMONIA1RAT III OK THK HAIDA INDIANS {Below) TLINGIT BAS-KETS. Twined basketry made by the I lingit Indiansof the British Columbian seacoast. Spruceroot fibers art-used for both warp and woof
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