Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-14

A COLLECllON UT 0AohhA1
 40 years has been an officer in the United States revenue cutter service and recently in command of fleet of revenue vessels on Puget sound, is the possessor of this unique collection, which before being brought to Port land was on exhibition in the Ferry museum at Tacoma. It includes about 2500 baskets and contains fully 10000 articles. These baskets are mostly Of the old dyes and of the best weave and design, nearly all of which are rare and almost priceless. Taken as whole 1t is a very complete ethnological and ethnographic collection. illustrating the origin, history and religious life of more than 30 Indian tribes.
 Capt. Tozier. who, as an oficer, has been in the reyentie cutter service on the great lakes and on the seas from Maine to the Behring sea, brought the revenue cutter Grand around the Horn from New York, arriving on Puget sound in April, 1894. After his long years of service. Capt. Tozier has been retired from active duty. and is living in Tacoma, where he is in constant touch with great collection.
 To many, the most interesting things in the collection are the baskets. These baskets are inclosed in great cases. reaching from the floor to the ceiling of. large room. Arranged by tribes, these baskets make an imposing and beautiful display.
 Twelve mammoth house posts. or family totems, are to be seen in the collection. These rare specimens of Indian carving weigh from coo to 2,000 pounds each, and. while very grotesque and ugly, they convey to those learned In Indian heraldry the history of the family or tribe for which they were erected. According to the Smithsonian institution. only five tribes of Indians carve or venerate totems. namely: those of the southwest coast of British Columbia and Alaska. The totem was originated by the Haida. tribe of Alaska and British Columbia Indians, who show a higher degree of civiliza- ton than any of the northwest tribes. The natives are divided into three classes-the rich. the middle class and slaves-but the last named are never allowed to erect totems.
 The native coppers. or shields. are among the rare articles obtained by Capt Tozier. Two of these cost 5000 blankets each. and the third 7.500 blankets. at large potlatch at Fort Rupert More than 100 wood idols or ceremonial figures. with many carv- ings in bone and stone. 200 masks and headdresses. 75 native boxes. some plain, others carved and painted. go to make up the collection of curios. In addition there is a large assortment of Haida hats. Makah hats. blankets. mats and capes. made of bark roots and grasses. Of stone implements. am cient fishing hooks of wood. bone. cop per. brass and iron. there Is large and fine assortment. There are also a number of bone war-clubs. copper knives and carved stone slave-killers.
 Capt Tozier's collection of ancient bows and arrows with sinew strings is the largest in the world The col lection of smaller carvings in wood. bone and stone is too large to describe here, but the ivory carvings of the Eskimo must not be passed over. This Ivory is the teeth of the walrus and white whale. Some is cut into vam- pun nndian moneyl. while other pieces are made to represent minia- ture whales. sea lions. polar bears. seals. dogs. reindeers. musk oxen. fish. sleds. birds and sea fowls Ear. nose and lip ornaments. with clubs. fish hooks. sinkers, spears. rings. hairpins and buttons are also made of ivory. ru.ks of the vaIrus are also ingenious iy carved into pipes. knives. harpoons and spears- Several fine pieces of dark ivory carvings in the collection are several hundred years old and highly prised- A racing caroe fs feet long and . var vessel about the sane IenesA- formerly used by rsdiaas sf puoot esun1. veee reesutiy sscufed by n~nx Rrn&nw