Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . and allmanner of indescribable trinkets. The slatternly squaws, orklootchmen, as they are known in Chinook jargon, sitcrouched around the wigwam, caring for the sleepingpapooses. A scrawny mongrel cur, known as the squawdog, faithfully guards the entrance. The object of the Congress is to truly represent the differ-ent Indian tribes and their primitive modes of living; toreproduce their old dances and games; show their mannerof dress; illustrate their superstitions, and recall their almostforgotten traditions; prove their skill in bead embroidery
Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . and allmanner of indescribable trinkets. The slatternly squaws, orklootchmen, as they are known in Chinook jargon, sitcrouched around the wigwam, caring for the sleepingpapooses. A scrawny mongrel cur, known as the squawdog, faithfully guards the entrance. The object of the Congress is to truly represent the differ-ent Indian tribes and their primitive modes of living; toreproduce their old dances and games; show their mannerof dress; illustrate their superstitions, and recall their almostforgotten traditions; prove their skill in bead embroidery, basket weaving and pot-tery; and, mostimpor-tant of all, to afford a * 1^^ m -r , comparison of the vari- ^^H C 4f/^flHB^. o^^^ Indian types, and a ^^^^^^ ^jL^ .^^^^^f study of their character- ^^HS^. ^^^EfjIJ^^^^L istic and tribal traits. •^^^KiiiiiB^BHlB^^^^^^fcfc. A site of 40 acres has been allotted for the In-dian exhibit. The tractlies in the western sec-tion of the grounds. TheGovernment has appro-priated $75,000 for GERONIMO. 58
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