New-York tribune., 1907-12-27
FRANKS OF BLACK BEAR
DR4UvS CROWD IT SHOW.
Collection of Indian Relics a Featare
of the Exhibition

.,s slov, ,,nder the direction Of the
,-oyest Fish and Game Society OF A1ntiioa' a. - -
Grand Central Palace, attracted a DeSeI - 20
-, ~ s,,ai last right and with the excitement or
CHRISTMAS over is to be a drawing Sdio -
The end. The one goes the more II an a.. %
APPRECIATED. there Is 50 huc" 'o -. ~
tercsting and instructive THAI one visit cannot oe
Gin 10 satisfy the tric lover Of the woous-
6,leru the black bear which was cauei'l IL! - ~
ter7,,evicl as a cub in and has been raised IN
,artivity WAS playful mood yesterday anu III, -
,,ie,ed rlontv Of amusement for the crowo thal
Vas attracted his pen The attendan-s Mete
asv building an inprovscd tree Tor hnl 20 cihlp'
and he seemed take mlsehleNous uelsht IN IA
tearing away the braces as fast as uey coulu
b., ,s iIa5 down Somebody stuck apple on the
i,p of The tree but either apples are not 10 ms
taste or he had instructive fear that Ie ute
,youIs not bear his weight and nothing could IN
s.uce him to climb up until a packing box was
r,laced in position aid him Even here he showed
good animal sense. he tore the hrst box up Win
his claws ana teeth being too small for the
purpose. -,
is the exhibit the private collection OF lndlaf
relics and antiques owned by Erastus L rent. d
member Of tie New York Stock Exchange MI
Tefi has made a special study of Indian acces-
sories and collection is regarded as one OF the
best in the country -
In the Apache and Ute division tWenty-1ve dif,
ferent styles of weaving shown A coiled hopl
basket by Indian widow and ano'hef
made by a young Indian girl represent some OF the
peculiar :ma ginations of the red women They are
exactly similar in appearance. the only difference
being the basket woven by the glrl tie
last coil open the top, the idea being that
marry or be the mother of children
The same thought is conveyed in various otheT
examples of the Indian weaving craft on piece
Of buckskin is shown the headdress or the chler
Of the tribe. embellished with hundreds OF wood
peckers' scalps neatly arranged On the opposite
wall in this division is shown the dress OF the
souaw made also of buckskin and decorated with
hundreds of beads. shells and highly colored but
tons. These articles are only worn on occasions OF
festivity-
The Navajo division shows the Indians skill
in beadwork. and numerous examples are on view
of Taa rST
said to be the strongest of its kind in existence
Baby carriers medicine bags and the chiefs saddle
are profusely decorated with beads Inc sacred
basket used by the medicine man in time of sick
and a shield of buffalo skin for protection In
warfare also shown
Some interesting exhibits shown in the Sioux
division among which is shield made of alligator
hide, half inch in thickness and bullet proof
,xFrb was IIsed in Indian warfare A baby carrier
made of bucBskn and decorated with beads was
made in honor of the treaty between Red Cloud
and General Smith. consummated in the early z0s
The United States flag is painted in colors on the
side of the carrier A gray woifs SKIN panied
on the back. which adorns the wall, is used in
wedding ceremonies and in introducing young war
riors o Inoian maidens. A ghost shirt OF
woven cloth. painted brown and green. shows the
sacred beetle which was extremely sacred to the
Indians believing that & of their inombers
killed a beetle he immediately doomed Here
is also shown the Sioux chief in warriors dress,
and opposite is the dress of his wife
one especially strong feature of this division is
the biography Of Chief Washahe Of the Shoshone
tribe, members of which never fought against the
white man, always acting scouts IhlS is Oe-
-Ficted the Indian sign language, painted on
white cloth. and is about by feet square The
squaw saddle, made of buckskin and bones and
ornamented with beads and fancy strrups. occu-
pies the centre Of the space
In the Iroquois space is shown the crude uten
sils lssd In preparing food. The stone crusher
the maize and various other stone vessels scat
tered around the compartment The Indians were
gamblers. and here is shown the gambling bowl,
with six cioe, made of nuts The dress of the medi
cine man is shown here In the hand is dried
turtle filled with bird claws This is shaken be
fore the patient believed TO be afflicted with
eEil spirits The medicine always used
mask representative of some god, with horse hair
falling his shoulders. On the wall are shown
various masks which they used In times OF sick
The last division of the exhibit contains the col
lection of the Mohawk tribe. The lacrosse stick
used in games differs from the modern one, mas
much as pocket is used TO carry the ball. One
might spend entire afternoon in viewing the
Indian relics In this division Neatly arranged
In glass case are shown TeVeral medals one
silver medal bearing inscription denoting
the friendship Of peace. presented TO Wn-no-skck
chief of the Winnebagos, by James X Polk, Presi-
dent OF the United States in 1876 The witch med
icine. which was supposed TO have the power TO
change q man into a beast or animal at the
wish the holder is also shown. resembles a
hickory nut with innumerable weird faces carved
thereon. and is inclosed in bead sack, supposed
20 be the oldest kind of beadwork in the
world.
The exhibition represents only about one-quarter
Of Mr. Tefft's collection Fifty-sx transparencies
several OF which are worth hundreds of dollars
each. shown in connection with the forestry ex-
hioit which is undoubtedly one OF the most edu-
cauonal Of those offered II has been arranged by
the Camp Fire Club Of America, which organization
has the support of George Emmett the arrange
nent of this feature. A display Of various inple-
ents and devices used by lunberrnen and foresters
In their work is also well worthy of study by those
interested in the preservation OF the forests
Dr. Robert I. Morris has loaned collection Of
nuts which Is regarded the complete of its
Kind in the world. Dr. Morris NAV be said -o
occupy the same position with regard TO the fam
flies of oaks and hickories that Luther E,1rhank
fills with respect TO fruits The results shown in
this collection represent years Of study and scien-
tifc research.