Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-09
NEUROLOGICAL EXHIBIT
or NEW MEXICO AT THE LOUIS.
lana PURcHAsg EXPOSITION.

Situated IN tho most magnificent
building on the grounds IA a special
room. elegantly displayed. a. found
tho fine chronological exhibit q New
Mexico. which o. daily pronounced by
scientific men from an parts OF the
world to be the best OF lts kind ever
seen Frederick Harvey'B collection
forms a prominent feature. az u can
not De- duplicated. There are found
90 Sioux beaded BAGS. trimmed with
real turquoise. perfect specimens 81
ancient designs. AZ of the finest old
Oalloia blankets Ia the world also olo.
giant Pima wedding robes and burial
blankets. Magnificent Indian baskets
meet the visitors eye surmounted by
Buffalo robes Tho immense room rs
frosc0od with shields OF every known
Indian tribe Tho entire apartment is
furnished IN ebony mission style. and
plate glass cases which are an attrnc.
tiou I'm themselves IN these cases are
seen an stages of basket making from
the raw material % the finest ~ I'm.
lshcd baskets There are elegant
Pima. Yuma llcarllla and other
makes. They are noted f1r their
wonderful workmanship and bcauti-
ful designs. rare symbolic character
designs delight the scientific eve on
every side tn tho next case d. seen
every article used by the MOquI Snake
dancers In another are displayed tho
Alaskan Indian collections. oinhrac-
ing domestic. ceremonial and war im-
moments OF tho various tribes " Alas
kn. also costumes Of the Indians. rare
old ebony trays and Baskets mounted
I IN old ivory and pearl and crmiuo
masks are an interesting par ~ The
[ collection These are but few az
/ the many unique and valuable nrti-
I Giles of the Harvey collection. which
I was ro kindly placed In me New Mex
I leo exhibit ln tho center ~ tho room,
lighted by electric lights To- large plate
glass cases. are the most handsome
I Navajo blankets over seen, aOmo ~
the most noted belong 10 the cullcr.
ton of Arthur sollgman ~ Santa Fc.
There ere also robes from the noted
! A. r. splegclborr collection Very 10.
tcrestlng parts Of the display are the
Indian musical instruments. They en-
brace al known varieties some Of the
old ones cannot be- duplicated; a
unique thing "a the case 81 old Indian
toys. most OF thom date back 20 long
before the stamp Of civilization was
nut upon tho American Indian. Other
features are the various methods az
/, game hunting demonstrated by traps
SHARES and the manner Of using them
Or. w J. MCGEE. chief N the dopar'
, mont. speaks very complimentary o'
tho energy and good taste OF Troasur
or Arthur gellgman Of New Me1lcr
, board Of managers In getting this vast
collection together. Or McOco e. on,
Of tho sclentiRs OF the century. Tie d
in charge % the government bureau
OF othnology and also president Of
Tho American AnthropOlOglcnl aaaoeih
ton. Ito pronounces New MoNico's en-
b blhlt the largest and the most Inter
ostlng Of lts kind AZ the fair Com
plimcnts are heard from tho thou
sands who visit Il daily, among whom
are noted professors and scientists.
There are magnificent exhibits d
, the other rooms. the Egyptian mum
mics. and tho queens jewels ar
among tho most interesting colloc
p lions an the grounds. The Vatican
treasures arc next door 10 the New
Mexico exhibits