Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-18
GERONIMO IN ErFIGY.
A Figure which II - AaOPn The
National Musewm.

| HOW INDIAN TYPES AND COSTUMES ARE RE
PRESENTED rHERE-A HEAD OF THE APACHE
MODELLED FROM A PHOToG RAPH CATCHING
CoLoRs FROM VISITING INDIANS, ETC.
Geronimo or a counterfeit presentment OF
the nfmbIe Apache chief, adotns table at the
door Of Prot. Goodies room at the National
Museum. It Is a head aud bust of plaster
modelled In clay by Mrs. Heideman aud cast
by Mr.. Palmer of the National Museum. The
face aud bust have been colored u good copper
hue. The head Is perfectly bald now, but 1t will
in time be covered with good growth of hair.
Eyeballs, too, will be set In the holes now
trunk and legs and arms will be added. TIE
figure will be dressed in Apache blanket, shirt,
leggins, boots or moccasins and sombrero. and
Museum OF typical Apache, SO life-iike that it
VIII be likely to frghten any Arizona ranch
scum. ave do not Of course as said Prof
Goode, purpose to exhibit portraits. Our idea
is to show types"
THE HEAD OF GERONIMO,
as shown In the bust, is rather fine Indian
head, reminding one In its general outlines OF
the bust Of Black Hawk, at the Capitol. The
chin snd lower jaw are firm. the mouth rather
large and well cut, the nose large and aqaiiine
and the cheek bones high. About the cheeks
Is is
cal Indian nose," said Prot. Otis Mason, curator
| Oh the department OF cLOnOtOgy. "hlngSOOr.
ongh, Adalr, and the old ethnoiOgists, believed
that the American Indians were the lost tribes
OF Israel, because their noses were OF the aqui-
line mold. 1t was supposed that the lost tribes
would be Identified, when found, by their noses.
How did we get the bust? Well, 1t was made
s9m we had S
sented Geronimo sitting in half-savage, halt
upon his head. a calico shirt he had got from q
trader, sort of haIf-Apache, half-GreAser, half
cowboy costume. The tobacco juice was run
From that photograph Mrs. Heideman mod
eled the head.'
TAKING INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHS.
The photograph mentioned by Prot Mason
was taken some years ago, and represents &C.
ronimo in peaceful repose, before he began his
mercfiess warfare and filled the War depart
ment dispatches aud the newspapers with
records OF his captures and escapes Powell,
Hayden, Wheeler and others of our great col
lectors," observed Prof. Mason, "have made it
point to secure photographs whenever posi-
bic OF Indians. The result is we have most
ans1s S here But OF course pho
mented the photographers work. Mr.. Snindler,
the artist of the museum, has done excellent
work in this direction. Whenever delegation
OF Indians come here he goes about with them,
taking opportunities here and there to catch
their coiors or course, they do not know what
he is doing. he has succeeded in recording
perfectly the colors-the hue Of the skin
and his work has great value TO the
the series ihs
Exposition the heads We're all taken from
one mask. The same face served for men
and women and Indians OF different tribes.
The gentleman who arranged them did the
best he could by painting the faces differ
emily, which gave them some variety, and soft
enIns the features of women a little. He had
lived among the Indians and knew exactly how
to costume the figures, and, of course, in this re-
ys a a was Rsriee These
had some heads Of famous Indians made by
Achillc Colin, OF the office ol the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury. They were life-like
works of art, and showed at once what might be
done in the way of representing types of 1n-
dams. Now this head OF Geronimo will be in.
head of SO famous chief. The figure when
completed viii be dressed in a costume which
Will be a reproduction OF Geronino's All we
need nave modelled in addition to the head will
be the hands. The remainder OF the body being
concealed 10y the clothing will be mere dummy
to I'LL out the clothing.
THE APACHE
wears leggins, which ne pulls on like boot leg,
instead Of wrapping about his limbs as the
Zuni ieggin is wrapped. He is apt now to wear
a calico shirt bought from a trader, aud the
sleeve OF the arm, thrust out from under his
blanket is exposed; but before the day of
traders he wore a buckSkin shirt. He wears q
boot or foot covering, having q long toe turned
up, with which he beats down the prickly cac-
tus as he walks Tue Apaches came from
Alaska, or are OF the same stock as the Ataska
indians They are identified by their language
and their arts. They are divided up into many
small tribes or bands, aud Geronimo Is only
cniet of a band. IL is singular thing that the
Navatoes, who inhabit one side OF the same
plain as the Apacnes, came early under the in
Gale animals for their own use, while the
Apaches never did. The Navajo became great
sneep raiser. He is just as bloodthirsty and war
like as the Apache, but his sheep Keeps him at
home and in peace. He knows that ii he goes
to war he will lose his sheep. The Apache mas
no stock to care for except mis- horse, and he has
nothing to lose but his liIe."