Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-17
MAN AND HIS WORKS.
chronological EXHIBITION AT
THE WORLDS FAIR
The Development of the Human Race
from the Earliest Times-A Won
derful Collection From All
Parts of the World.

him and his development from the earli-
est times to the present, writes DIR. Har-
Ian G. Smith, in Detroit Free Press.
Such is the department of ethuology, of
which Prof. L. w. Putnam, curator of
the Peabody Museum and professor of
American archaeology and ethnology at
Harvard University, is the chief.
Objects illustrating the life and man
ners of the advanced human race of to-
dav will be contrasted with those of
natives of distant countries and all ages.
We may obtain some idea of the way
man once lived, or of the various stages
Of evolution of the human race, by OBJ
serving the native peoples of the present
as they now live in various stages OF
progress.
OF great interest under this depart
ment will be the ethnographical exhibit,
or the illustration of man geographically
considered This section will be ar
ranged along the eastern borders of
South Pond" and will consist of rep
resentative individuals from the various
native peoples, all living in their own
Characteristic habitations and engaged in
the various occupations peculiar to them
in their native homes. Here will be seen
the Winnebago and his mat house; the
Omaha in his sod hut, and the Sioux
with his buffalo hide tepee. The Flat
heads, Pend de Oreille, Nez Perez,
Blackfeet and Kootenai will be repre-
sented through the assistance of the Mon
tana exhibit under the direction of Gen.
Miles, and Colorado will bring the
Apache with his wicllup, ard the Nav
aio. whose blanket has become noted be-
cause it is so well woven. New York
State will send representation from an
Iroquois village with several bark houses,
The Penobscot Indians Of Maine will
be here, and the Eskimo village will fur
nish family to make more complete the
representation in this section. The
Canadian native people will represent
their modes of life, and the natives from
the region of Vancouver Island are now
on the grounds, reconstructing one OF
their houses, which they have brought
from home in sections. In front of this
house they will erect their curious totem
pole, which is over thirty feet high. 1t
is an interesting fact that one of the as
sistants was once entertained in this
very house while he was studying tho
language and folk lore of these interest
ing people. They have also brought 4
number of their boats and some of theii
fishing tackle and will here illustrate
their life at home The writer has beer
much interested in these natives. They
are happy, and good natured lot, sing
ing and laughing much of the time
They are also very strong and agile
Before leaving home they made, undel
the direction of one of the assistants o
the department, a complete model Of
their village, Skidegate, which will b.
exhibited with the chronological collcc
tions under cover.
The native peoples of Central and Soutl
America will also be represented. Som
of the Amyras, from the regio of LAX
Titieaca, are already en- route.
Leaving the villages, the visitor viii
next come to the reproductions of tn
ancient ruins of Yucatan. These repre-
sent sections of several of the most note
ruins of that country, and are made of stat
from piece molds taken under the direc
ton of Mr.. f. II, Thompson, the United
States consul to Yucatan.
They are arranged in a group arounc
the famous Portal of Labna,' whicl
has been so often described Beside
these, there will be represented idols, al
tars and monolths from Honduras, ia
ken from paper molds made by the Pea
body Museum Honduras expedition.
t After studying these various out-doo
: exhibits, the visitor will be ready to tur
his attention to the anthropologica
building, in which are to be exhibited
the collections. This building is 425 fee
long by 2l5 feet wide, with spaciou
gallery.
The suggestive legend, "Man and Iii
Works will adorn this building. O
entering you will see the exhibit o
ancient Grecian art and archaeology
made by the Grecian Government, an,
all arranged in chronological order. Thl
will form the central group on the mai
floor. From this exhibit, arranged as
will be, visitors cannot fail unconscious
TO learn much of ancient Greek custom,
Here will be seen many representation
of the art from which most of Our mOder
architecture is derived.
The Roman display and the exhibit
from Egypt and Assyria will be locate'
at the TANKS of the Grecian exhibit, an,
although not as large, they will doubles
be of great interest aud of proportional
, value in inspiring desire for NOR
, extended knowledge of these classi
/ peoples.
, At the northern enc Of the main Ao'
( and extending along III eastern side vii
be arranged the collections ILLUSTRATING
North American ethnology. These hav
d been sent by various states and by pryat
Z exhibitor as well rs from the field b
! the many assistguts Of the department
who have carried on investigations an
made collections under the direction d
Prof. Putnam. The collections will cor
, sist of implements, utensils, costume
i and various objects ofadoumeut, us we
. as many other articles Illustrating Ola
! | duily llle 0t native North America
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q Considerable aplco win Dog devoted 3
D tha No.th American archaeological e1.Ic'
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