The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-08
RELICS OF THE PAST.
An Interesting Treasury Of
Archaeological Riches
4 MUSEUM OF cuR'oslr'Es.


university museum. collection which Ia
some Of it, departments is the finest in the
country. but very few OF these 40 stu
dents even know Of its existeaee. No won
der either. for crowded as IT is. into room
where bat half the treasures can be un.
packed, il is well-nigh impossible TO show
Its gloriee
This collection vas founded about the
FIRST Of December, lssa. and at that time 4
number OF stone implements from New
Jersey. offered 81 auction. we're purchased
with funds raised by the few interested in
the scheme. Since then Il has grown. BY
explorations, purchases to small extent,
gifts and deposits TO almost 10000 Of the
most curious and interesting objects from
the United States. Mexico. Central Ameri-
ca. Peru and other parts Of Sonsh Amer
lea Indian village sites and burying
grounds have been visited by exploring par
ties and many = relic. which the psow ol
the farmer has turned up. now lies in this
new treasure house.
The purpose Of the WORK il tn represent
the early civilization Of North. south and
Central America, and 10 show as far n
possible the implements used By the In
dams in their warfare. agriculture and do
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Hereafter IL is intended 10 build up the col.
lection mainly by explorations and to this
end Ill parts OF the country will he thor
oughiy searched. for the explorers have
long ago discovered that their funds will be
better spent on this side Of the Atlantic
than ON the other. Not, however, until
the museum moves into the new Library
building viii begin the real work Of study
ing each article in the endcsvor 10 see into
the life Of aboriginal civilizations. The
museum Is already too large for. its new
quarters and will In time have building
to spread itself IN. When once this is SCI
cured. there viii be free access, not only
10 University men. but 70 the pahlic.
OF the II. 0p pieces in the collection per-
haps nine-tenths are OF stone. made largely
with stone tools. Then there is pottery,
hone. shell aud copper. the latter from
Wisconsin,. Specimens from New Jersey
and Ohio are many, while the stone impie-
meats from Arkansas, Indiana. Illinois
Mississippi and Kentucky represent the
highest grade of this kind oi workmanship
and showing q large variety in specimens
Of tobacco. pipe sculpture and clay pottery.
Delaware and Indiana have furnished
many hunting and fishing implements.
The sculpture and metal implements from
Peru are of much higher grade, az the
early Pcruvians made large stone idols and
carved pictures in st0nework good deal
beyond the North American Indian.
In addition 70 the American specimens,
the museum contains : fine collection Of
fiints. bronze implements and pottery from
Europe. a. well IS objects from Asia.
Africa and ths South Sea islands.
The variety OF implements IL almost end
less. There are axes. hatchets, chiseis,
gougcs, lance-heads. arrow heads, drills,
scrapes. flint knives OF various forms. stone
ornaments. usually perforated for hanging
on the person, stone and clay pipes. NOR
tars, pesties, clay pots, bowls aud ssucsrs
from Western states, often ornamsntsd
with animal heads and figures. sca-sheli
ornaments and stone-hesds. used for neck
laces. some Of the former brought up 70
the Indians from Mexico. spades. hoes and
excellent specimens Of polished stones used
in games.
Among the curiositiss the following are
some Of the most interesting: A stone
pipe from Lancaster. and one from Bor-
dentown. N. j.. one Of which has q mans
head carved upon IL. and the other double
woman's head-bosh are very well executed.
and the difference in sex Is very evident: q
stone idol. about two feet high, from Cho-
lula. Mexico, and ono composed en-
TREY OF chalk and brought from
Duke Of York island: fat stones
with grooves cut in them, used for sharp
ening the hone drills; Chungks. stones
used by the Indians in game something
like auoits two morfsrs, one Of hickory
and the other made Of gnm-wood, the only
ones of the kind known TO exist; number
of clay pots. almost al ornamented. some
by pressing corn-cob against the pot and
making IN impress, others by using the
stem Of the bulrash In the same way; war
clubs very much like those now used by tho
Sioux Indians; curious iife-sixe head,
made Of Ksori gum. by one Of the Maori
tribe Of New Zealand; American iron and
bronze ornaments. including earrings,
bracelets. necklaces and other Articles OF
ornament taken from prehistoric graves,
and supposed 10 be about 2 so years old. q
very handsome specimen OF an implement
called BY the indians. patoopaioo. war
clubs used by the South Sea Islanders;
Peruvian carved heads: sculpture from
Nicaragua: Peruvian Jars. made 80 ~ 20
whistle when wafer ID put in them: Arme-
MAN vessels resembling very closely the
modern colsnder aud finally q real Egyp-
tan mummy with several human heads.
The axes, hatchets. lances and other I'm
plements. which are used with handle,
are. Of course. without these now. and
have simply . groove running around
them by which they we're fastened to the
stock. In tying them on the Indians used
glue made OF hsh-bone boiled down with
Wild cherry gum. OF Ill the states New
Jersey has been found the richest and
many OF the present roads were made
originally by the Indians going to the
coast after oysters. which they smoked and
carried home In strings. Very often the
same kinds Of impiemen;s are found In diff
feren states. bnt. ~ . general thing. they
are distinguishable BY the different kinds
Of stone OF which they are made One OF
the curious things shown Is that there
we're professional pedaisrs in those times.
Who made the different ornaments ard
tools, and went from one tribe 70 another
selling them.
The museum 10 now under board OF
managers, which 10 chosen one-hAlf from
the university board OF trustees and one
half from the Archaeological Association.
There IL also . council Of twenty men
which looks after ali necessary business.
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