The Meeker herald., 1923-01-13

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AxtecA f--af t-t
=. Cortes' conquest Of Mexico becomes like .
war Of yesterday In view of the richly beautiful
objects Of Aztec art In the archaeological eoslec-
lions In the third story. Here may be seen what
II unQuestionably the finest specimen Of Axtee
mosaic extant-a shield Of cedar inlald with H.
OO0 pieces Of turquoise The design Itself. though
only a foot In diameter. represents tire whole
range Of great art numbered among the lost
crafts This shled was evidently carried In .
procession OF ceremony and. according to Profes-
sor Marshall H. savi'le. Of the museum was en-
ployed IN the worship Of the planet Venus.
Ecuador of the ancient days Is made to live again
in the most representative collection Of the kind
in the world A feature Of II Is = score or 20 Of
ancient ceremonial seats Of stone. not unlike toee
used By the Greeks and Romans Of the classic
period
South America Is also represented BY an extraos-
dInary fabric from PERU, which was probably OLD
at the time Pixarro subjusnted ti,e stronghold Of
the Incaa Unique exhibits from Brazil and Yea
eauela are also on view.
In the account Of the voyages Of Columbus there
Il description Of the carved paddles uHed ~
the natives who came In canoes TO greet the -Arst
white men. The museum has paddle. found 10
a sealed cave in Cuba. which Is believed to be OF
that period Cuba also contributes rnre mono
lIthic axe. that Il axe all Of stone, instead OF
a head with wooden handle One OF the most
important features Of the institution Is the nu'
meruus connecting links which It furnishes betwee'
tn. various cultures. nges Of stone. Mint and Iron
which existed here at the time OF the discovery
on one hand and the civilization Of the present
day on the other.
..The trustees Of the museum" said Mr. Heye
.,rixh To make Il clear. that the objects which
are assembled here. are Of great practical value
aside from the historical and archaeological Interest
attaching to them. This is realized, for instance
NV many manufacturers Of textiles, who have been
making use Of ideas gained from our collections
they have been sending their designers here even
before the museum was odicially open and they
inform us that they have found the Inspiration Of
many new designs which we're adapted from what
wn. seen there We think alsO that the textile
industry will nd data to guide II Ia dyelnG opera
tIon.. ss many of the objects here. centuries old
were dyed with vegetable colors which to all ap
peo RANGES are as fresh as they were when hrst
applIed We believe also, that although modern
machinery has outdistanced the Indian crsftsmeu
In .need. that the industries Of the Twentieth cen
,urv will fnd many hints In the synoptic exhihi
tIona Of basketsy. ceramics and carving which w
nave installed In every way the desire to asrvs
the public IL uppermost"
The board of the museum consists Of Harmoc
" Hendricks, James B. Ford F. Kingsbury Cur
,i.s Archer NJ Huntington. Minor @. Keith. Car
ence p. Moore. F. K Seward. and Samuel Rikef
Jr Mr.. Heye also u trustee. Is chairman.
No. Of the pictures IL new portrait Of Grow
Chief. an Arapahoe. who IL said to be 118 year.
of aye. No. IL the museum. No. II . hi
wooden feast dish Of the Kwakuid Indians. Van
couyer Island, B. c. No. II large wooden ng
ire from a p0t,atch house Of the same Indians
No e IN Hopi doll. No. 8 10 Hopl woman weav
ing baskets. No. z shows q shrunken body p
inches long reduced to Its present slse By strang'
process used by the Jivaro Indians Of Ecuador
after the bones had been removed.