Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-13
AlvARAOO.
The city's Greatest ornament-Mus-
cum and indian Collection

Rooms
Albuquerque has every reason to
feel proud of the Alvarado, with its
ANTIQUE Spanish architecture. consti-
tuting the most unique and thoroughly
equipped hotel in the southwest. All
credit is due the Santa Fe, who so
generously made Albuquerque the pos
SCISSOR OF an institution of this kind.
and under the excellent management
of Fred Harvey it IS complete in all
its appointments. But their ambition
was higher thar the building of a beau
tiful hotel. and in consequence a build
ing containing an unrivalled Indian
collection and museum. which any of
cur great cities would be proud Of,
were installed.
Fred Harvey is to be c~omplimented
in collecting with judicious care. arti-
Giles of such great rarity and variety.
most of which some of our national
museums would consider splendid ac-
QUESTIONS.
The collection rooms are unique on
account of the artistic arrangement
of a great variety of rare and valuable
articles. This beautiful and artistic
effect undoubtedly could only be OBJ
tanned through selection from a large
and valuable stock.
The arrangement Of the general dis
play room appeals TO the artistic n
of every visitor. Large blankets of
the characteristic designs of the In
dams are arranged in a striking man
ner on the floor; large tables are COW
cred with pottery made by the differ.
ent tribes: the walls are adorned with
rare old blankets. baskets, beaded
wearing apparel. etc, so arranged as
to make this room a most beautiful
sight.
The next room which Is of particular
interest in this locality is the Spanish
room, which contains articles of great
est value from old Spanish missions
old tapestry. swords, Macmillan china
and many other articles used by the
Spanish in bygone days.
A room containing relics from Sa-
moa, Maori, British New Guinea and
other of the South Sea Islands is a
great attraction for those who are
more familiar with u " Indian pro-
duction.
Large ~cupboards filled with a great
variety of Navajo blankets intersected
by coy corners decorated with Indian
war bonnets. beaded leggins, wam-
pun bags and other articles which at
some time adorned the great warriors
and their squaws constitute the arts
tic arrangement of the modern blanket
room. e
The beautiful decorations of the
room containing old blankets. pottery,
etc, is about to be despoiled to make
a place for the Indian blanket weav-
ers, basket and pottery makers, silver
smiths and other skilled Indian work
men, who are to become an important
feature of this department.
In addition to this there Is the eth
biological and archaeological museum,
which contains specimens relating to
the life and customs1of Western Amer
lear Indians, past and present, and
also the prehistoric pottery and other
articles excavated from the ruins of
the Cliff jewellers.
The collection in the museum can,
not be purchased. All these articles
were carefully selected by DIR. Dorsey
the noted collector Of the Columbian
museum. The work of classification
is now under way and when this Is
completed a printed catalogue will be
issued describing everything in detail
New features will be added constantly
The name Albuquerque is becoming
identified with Indian collections and
curios. The tourists who make trips
of sight seeing through the southwest
leave the city carrying with them the
memory Of having seen the Creates
collection of this kind in the world.