General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . t;ithe people of eastern Siberia reveal re-markable skill in workmanship. Twomodels show respectively summer andwinter scenes in Siberia. In the rear arccollections from Japan, the Ainu and theAmur River tribes noted for decoratedfabrics and picturesque costumes. The collections on the left side of thehall deal mainly with the everyday life ofthe modern Chinese and have a specialvalue, as they were made just before thesweeping changes of the last few yearstook place. These abolished many of thecustoms in which th
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . t;ithe people of eastern Siberia reveal re-markable skill in workmanship. Twomodels show respectively summer andwinter scenes in Siberia. In the rear arccollections from Japan, the Ainu and theAmur River tribes noted for decoratedfabrics and picturesque costumes. The collections on the left side of thehall deal mainly with the everyday life ofthe modern Chinese and have a specialvalue, as they were made just before thesweeping changes of the last few yearstook place. These abolished many of thecustoms in which these objects were example, the series of weapons andmaterial showing the tests to which asoldier was submitted on entering thearmy have been rendered obsolete by theintroduction of modern weapons and tac-tics. Bamboo, porcelain, basketry, inlaidwork, cloisonne enamel, agricultural im- THE EIGHT IMMORTALS. A group of figurines in Formosa coral depicting eight legendarybeings who became immortal. From the Morgan Hall of Gems and Minerals on the fourth floor of the Museum. (Above) CHINESE BRONZE BOWL. This large bronze bowl has the original scrolldesign characteristic of the Chou dynasty. Attributed to the Han Period (Below) A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE HORSES. They may have represented the horses of achariot which has been lost. Ts In dynasty
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