Four distinct seasons and a temperate climate give Japan a rich forest cover over much of the land. The formal kimono is worn for weddings, funerals, and holidays, whereas the informal kimono is worn for relaxation, sleepwear and visiting the spa. Desert Dwellers of the Middle East Middle Eastern cultural ideas originating in the desert region lying east of the Mediterranean Sea have been spread widely from Western Africa to the East Indies by nomadic herdsmen. The items in this case reflect the lifestyles of such desert dwellers in the Arabian Peninsula whether they follow their wandering herds of sheep, goats, and camels, or lived in the oasis towns and cities. Bedouin clothing covers the body almost completely to help protect against sun and blowing sand without hampering free movement.
Women wear one or two ankle length dresses.
Color usually reflects tribal affiliation. Southwestern Pottery Pottery vessels, through their shapes, designs, and production techniques, reflect the age and the cultural technology of the people who made them. The items in this exhibit represent the Mogollon, Hohokam, and Puebloan people from a peroid beginning almost 2000 years ago. Yellow Jacket, Colorado The Puebloan Indians of the Four Corners area made a gray-white pottery by firing the vessels with limited access to oxygen. Many of their gray cooking pots had corrugated exteriors from leaving the construction coils showing and decorating them by finger pinching and crimping.