Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 356
INDIAN NOTES there were very few Indians alive who had made and used their primitive implements and accouter- ments, and that these old-timers were invariably aged, lazy, and unreliable. To obtain a collection it was necessary to have most of the objects made, and, thanks to the information given… … Fig. 12.6. — Yahgan women, a, Rope-making, b, Making a bark bucket Bridges family, we not only knew what to get but how^ it should be made. As a result the Museum now houses a collection containing practically everything mentioned in Dr. Cooper's Bibliography.^ 1 Analytical and Critical…
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