Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-03


yesterday
The cvhihis consists Of about 1.o0O
pieces and is valued nj several thousand
dollars When taken In conjunction
with the American Indian collection
which the exposition company already
possesses &c makes probably thc largest
end mos, valuable display of Indian
Curius in The country The exhibit cm-
hriyas many THUGS tlmt throw light
7n tho Indian character aud when
properly understood makes a good Mus
HJttou of thcir primitive manner of
living II was collected among the
various coJst aud island tribes and em-
braces representative cudos tNm tho
stick Chilcat White Bear, Wolf aud
other nations
Probably die most interesting feature
of Che exhibit is the outpu, of % Chilcat
INDIAN medicine man His wardrobe
is auout as elaborate as that OF Sara
lNga belle lIe has number Of head
dresses ana all are modp with the great
est Indian skim one g. a mountain
goats horns another folt wu parrots
hnrG trimming; tlid ls made Of
mountain Sheep skim and Wolf TAIL An
are gratcsHuc designs thlt only the
mutnred invention OF rcd man could
WoluCe THE medicine mau's baton IL
carved with a hoga image and rep
u@.nmuou 90 how sluaws accused OF
wlehcnrt arc trd by their hair His
girdle Is @ handsome mcksllu affair.
oamuonDcd with derr claws. Among
the other accessories of his mvdiuuo
Wuk are % beaver bag which rs sup
po~al 10 work Some mysterious charm,
q drum head, with q picture ON lhc in
side thHt rs anything but work OF art:
q necklace of ivory that is worn only
on occasions OF Tie greatest Importance;
q rattle That would delight a palcrace
infant charms Of ivory aud ln olglc's
breast with which thp nodicmc man
guarantees 10 drive the eul spirits out
of Che worst buck on The reservation.
The great southern mascot the left
hind Cootof rabbit that has been ,dlled
in The dark Of Che moon. Is all that is
lacking To mako the collection of mas
cots uud h0odoos complete This exc
hibji alsQ contains the ouint of u med
iclne man from She interior of Alaska.
bat It Is not So elaborate as the ono
above described
The collection OF stone ware contains
hammers myrtarr ana pestles, slcdges
lyns dishes ana charms of various de-
sc1ptlon There Is stone mortar
which serves the purpose Of a tobacco
factory for tho red skins In it they
mix up q compound Of tobacco alder
bark. ashes and sugar and whom II Is
properly prepared they have h1d n
plug tobacco in which they find as
gron delight as do their pile face
brethren IN tho more carefully mnnu-
featured Climax or Piper Hcidscicl.
This compound Is Chcwed by men, wo-
men and children.
Among the most interesting Cros to
ha seen are shac,los used ia torlurfng
witches the bear claws worn liy MUIR
crs q pocket made Of Chcat blanket
for the grave OF n chief ana a sword
made from ON old gun barrel and
Iiore Of copper the welding Of which
shows considerable mechanical ingo-
uully.
Some Of the relics are suggestive Of
Indian customs For instance there are
bone combs which are t1licu us pre-
umrHye evidence that the Alaska ab-
onglncs do not entirely ncacct their
toilet and bone dosh sIapcrs used in
the bath. which likewise are authority
for the suppo~ilon t1at some attention
IS given ia cleanliness An old spinning
wheel shows that they have long
known homospUns ana Is probably the
factory from which 3ro turned cut tho
famous Chlcat blankets valued 90 over
800. only found among the rcd aristoc-
wcy. The bone drinking pipes scratch-
ing bones and necklaces worn by yir-
gins which, which are part Of "a girls
dowry on her arrival 40 maternity, Gre
represented iu the collection, ana go IL
me "labodtc" q mall fiat circular
stone worn by married women IN q slit
ln their lower lip, which custom gives
thcm upon their marriage.
Here rs also seen one Of those relics
relics which arc occasionally lHet with
Which Wc occasionally met with and
which convince that human nature is
much the same whether Ia Il savage
or civilized land u Is o very primitive
don, with rtr skirts and beaded leg
alnrs. ID is dlstncnyey an Indian doll
bat has probably been rs dear TO The
heart Of some Alaskan pappoose rs the
most expensive wax product ever was
To har pale face sister
I'm wooden dishes there is large
variety They are AN strong well but
not srdsHeuly made Some of them
ara umammbcd with the iuaYns
growth Of lhc shell fish found near
queen ChlroHe's Island and are worth
30 slaves each
There Is q large display Of horn dishes
und cups, carved and copper finished;
Spoons uHda from wiaiebones goat
hams cte. Dish hooks, pipes Of every
description of Indian hmdiworf and
carved with vHrious animal figures,
knives and swords lnl var clubs galore,
and the usual display 81 beaG work