The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-10
)UNEAO PEOPLE SEE WONDERFUL
 ALASKA EXHIBIT
Many Attend Alaska Museum Opening This Afternoon
 Crowd Out Tonight

| Numbers of people arc attending ttuc opening Of the museum or the Aiafka Historial Association in the A. E. Hail yesterday, and accordins l 70 Father A. r. Kashevarof, curator, t about half of those who visited the 1 museum, tock out memberships in the association.
 The walls of the rooms used for the exhibits are lined with cases containing relics and cucios which depict the life of tho Eskimo, an cicnt and modern.
 AlCEg the wall as one enters the muGcnm are displayed hunting and ti"hing gear. harpoons for killing wa!ri1s, whale and seal. bows ot bone strung with. sincws, oil lamps, cooking utensils. picks used in ouild- ing underground houses and in dig ! sing roots for food, tool boxee, ice i and fire drills and clothing of fur. all strange to one unfamiliar with l Inc ways of the Eskimo. but ncces- : sary to the existence of the natives of the Far North. Other eases con L- [. 1 jade, arrow points of flint and ivory, l tools, traps slate tipped spears. The art of the Eskimo. from an cient to modern times is indicated by carvings of ivory, belts wish in iricate embroidery of caribou teeth. 1 Flint, ivory, bone and horn arrow heads of different shape and design ! S1I tt-ih in which they were used.
 It is a legend of the Eskimos, that the fCh or game they chase are insulted unless pursued with decorative gear Hence their bows are fancifully carved, bright colors adorn their fishing hooks and an ordinary instrument of death be- comes a thing of beauty
 i Knives, adzes and lances of stone, ,ised to cut blocks of ice with which | to build houses, are numerous Tn the collection. Root diggers made to obtain roots used by the Eskimo for food, indicate that he was not unfamiliar with vegetable dict, as I.some have claimed. Besides the roots. the natives of the North were fond of berries, which they secured ! during the summer and preserved ' in oil Tor winter use.
 Their religion, superstitions ant worship of idols is reflected by thu images of ivory they have wrought masks usctls by medicine men il religious and ceremonial dances
 head dresses and wands.
 Baskets from Haida, Tsimsian
 Yakutat, Sitka and Chilkat Indian
 display the art of the variou
 tribes.
 The Eskimo relics arc from tn
 collection of pr. Daniel g. Neumau Recently he formally presented large part of his collection to tn
 Alaska Historial Association, tn
 rest of it he has loaned to tho mu
 scum and is a part of its exhibit. } The first fellowship was take out by Gov Thomas Riggs, Jr., tn
 first active membership by Mrs Riggs and the first associate mem bcrship by w. J. McGibhon.
 Opening Auspicions.
 "The opening day was auspic
 ious,' said Rev. A. P. kashevaroff curtor of the museumt who stated
 this morning that it will remail
 open every week day both mornin!
 and afternoons and one evening
 during the week. Ninety-four wis
 itors were received yesterday. Gu Of this number there were sixteel who became associate members, fou active members and one a fellow tt the Alaska Historical Association The hours have been fixed from 1( to 12 ill the morning; , to 4 dur ing the afternoons and on Friday evenings. This day was decided upor in order that the students of tho schools could have an opportunity to visit the museum and study tho
 collection.
 Donation Received.
 A collection of Alaskan bird life was received yesterday from Sam s
 Simonarson by the Association. Il , contains a magnificent specimen oi ' the bald eagle and a number o
 ducks as well as other birds. Other
 exhibits are expected to be added
 to the museum, including minerals wood and cil and other Alaskan nat , ural resources which are being col i lectcd from all parts of the Ter ritory
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