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TERRY TAMMY and Wade Hodge of Barrie view model of Huron Indian maiden dressed in rich beaver furs in the Native Indian one of ulturc displays at Simcoe ounty Museum Baker lhotot Exhibits displays outline Indian culture and history By Brian Baker MIDHURST Described as one of the best archaeological collections of its kind in Ontario is the Indian Archeological wing of the Simcoe County Mueseum at Midhurst where thousands of Indian artifacts and many outstanding displays may be viewed According to Mrs Cameron curator of the museum the lmdian section is one of the most popular and at tracts visitors from across Canada and other countries too besides thousands of local visitors and great numbers of school students The original Indian collec tion was the Strathaven Museum collection by former curator the late Ross Chan nen remarks Mrs Cameron However many new collec tions of Indian artifacts from across Canada have been added including the West Coast In dians the Plains Indians and the Eskimos all relating to Native Indian Culture Besides adding many new collections we have set up dif ferent displays and done con siderable amount of rearrang ing as more room has become available Certainly one of the most popular displays is that of the long house at the end of which one of the boys painted very effective mural to give real sense of perspective Just outside the entrance to the Huron Indian Long house model Indian Maiden is seen in traditional Indian dress grin ding corn by means of round stone pestle in hollow rock mortar Stick drying racks cobs of corn drying on the rafters flickering fire within the longhouse and other items add touch of reality to the scene We learn that the Huron longhouses made by bending poles over to make an arched roof like modern Quonsct building and covered with overlapping sheets of elm bark would range from twenty to thirty feet wide and twentyfour feet high and up to twohundred feet long row of fires kept burning up the center of the long house would serve families living along each side with ben ches and bunks against the walls FOSSIL DISPLAY Perhaps the best place to start the tour of the Indian sec tion is at the fossil display where variety of curious look ing fossils from Ontario may be studied including honey comb corals cephalopods brachipods and trilobitcs from the Collingwood arca dating back hundreds of millions of years From recent geological era comes huge mastodon mam moth tooth half foot long and deep 21 single molar showing continuously advancing ridges for grinding haystack volumes of coarse grasses upon which this Ice Age elephant once gray ed local interest card reads During the Pleistocene period the last of the prehistoric animals vanished and Man appeared the time period ending about the time of Christ However man is know to have been in Simcoe County for about 5000 BI It is possible that Man in Sim coe County used the flesh of the last great Mastodons as apart of his food The only known remains of imammoth were unearthed in Adjala Township but no fur ther investigation was made at this time to verify if any trace of man was present 1853 Children in particular find it fascinating to operate the loca tion lights on the huge molded contour map of Simcoe ounty which light up in the respective locations of the old Indian village sites when the switches opposite the list of sites are pressed We are surprised to find that three or four sites are found close around the ity of Barrie including the Bethwick on Edgehill Drive the Brown on the north and Bell in the east end all very ancient sites It was said that number of fine artifacts were discovered in the fill used in the construction of Highway 400 around the north west part of Barrie BY ACCIDENT According to the late Ross hannen one of the most litll tastic Indian Village sites the opeland site in midnorth Sim coe was discoveer quite by accident fellow hunting reached into the burrow of groundhog to pull the animal out Instead he cut his hand on something very sharp Probing further he pulled out perfect bone awl This upon investiga tion by Mr Shannen proved to be middeii or dump treasure chest of broke pottery broken tobacco pipes flints and beads Filled with pipe bowls skinn ing knives adzes needles awls junting arrows and war points stone spear points and fragments of pottery bowls the showcase filled with artifacts from the Copeland is breath takingsight From the Carson site north of Trownhill are shown pottery shards and pattered handles beads pipe bowls flint samples semireconstructed pot nearly twenty inches across From the Morrison site bone bracelet bone beads bearteeth pottery with heavy castcllations or corners and ribs oddlooking smoking pipes including one with the bowl flared out three inches likc trumpet stne adz and arrow points From Dalston great collec tion of pipes shell fish clam shell scrapers and spoons basalt chisels and skinning knives harpoons sharp pointed spear points Somewhat puzzling are big stone chisels made of black Iolcanic basalt with curve uttiiig edge know as gouge ioming from littckiiown period the makers of these tools up to foot long were known as the Gouge fulturc For the early Indians it was not all work and war as is evidenced by stone and pottery gaming pieces including discs as well as marbles and minature bowling balls up to three inches in diameter and even bone tally markers used in gambling games Pendants gorgcts Our Sixth Year Michelin BookASet Sole Is On No Interest No Carrying Charges Pay 25 May 25 June 25 July 25 August Parkland Tire 5Mucuster Barrie 726 2220 medallions beads necklaces wrist bands animal and human face effigics were used for per sonal adornment For these pottery stone and slate honc and clainshclls were used One bone disc pendant originated as part of human skulli Besides many iron toniahawks and trade axcs there are hundreds of arrow and spear points made from bo ie flint slate and even cop per Most intriguing of course are thc lxautifully made flint points It is shown that the flint points lt chipped into their perfect shapes by means of deer aiitlcr chipping tools and the notches were made simply by holding the cdgc to bc notch ed on top ot an anvil pointed stone and tapping it with similar shapcd stonc from above N0 tTIlI€ War points we learn had no notches but were wedged into the arrow shaft so that when the Vltllltl tricd to remove the weapon the shaft would pull off and the arrow would remain in the wound to cause cutting and festering While the notchcd hunting arrow could easily be removed from the hunted animal for rcusc Arrows with inchwide points of wood were used to stun passenger pigeons out of the tree so that the tender meat was not damaged Impressive is the distinctive hatching and cross hatching us ed very effectively by the In dian women in decorating their cooking pots liny toysizi WE HAVE THE BEST OOlTYOURSELF BOOK AROUND cups and bowls would suggest that children tried to imitate the pottermaking skills of lhtll mothers One of the most cherished cxr liibits is condolence caiic one of half dozen possessed by the Iroquois Nation of which the IIuioiis were part Iscd once for ceremonial occasions occar sions of mourning and 111 tribal celebrations the yard long wooden canc is tincly ctr chid with animal and natural tiguic and symbols rcprcscn ting important occasions and events Frightful haltlhunian half dcmon falsc face masks llkt the fearful rcdrfaccd spoon mouth and hanging inouth star ing lltilll onc showcasi were designed to drive out evil spirits causing bad liick and disease FROM ltlililIIJJUN display of Iiiian items from the Iticl llclwlwm ot ttttlfi includc butlan horn icadpiccc moccasins bcadwork loll clothes models and deadly LJllisltitk llll armed with steel lilailts From the West oast is display containing liarpoons baskets models and totcm polc depicting whalc human and beaver It is noted that totcm polcs were to the West oast Indians what family crests were to old IZuropcan families new figure bcing adr dcd after each mai iiagc Soapstone carvings kayak tors and items of clothing fill the Eskimo display Tim and creation rather odd pair SAULI STE MARIE Ont iPt Elouisc is duck and Tim Howard has been in love with her for six years Tim 20yearold cartoonist is Elouises creator and the two are rather an odd pair Tim is shy around girls and does not get out much because of the cerebral palsy he has suf fered from since birth Elouise on the other hand is sunny ex trovert with big blue eyes who has more adventures than your average barnyard resident The bond between the two is lims pen Ever since was little guy knew wanted to do car tooning he says Elouisefcll out of his pen in school one day six years ago as small unmistakably feminine duck Something inside seemed to click he says about the ex perience This June Tim graduates from Lakeway collegiate and vocational school and he hopes Elouise and her cartoon pals will remain part of his life HAS DAILY STRIP At present cartoon strip about Elouiscs adventures is being used in The Star here If the strip goes over with the public great Ive got job he said If it does not he hopes he can turn to set designing or commiv cial art with television station lIis talent as cartoonist blossomed early lie was asking his father llenry an clcctriciaii at Algoma Stccl orp to draw him pictuics as soon as he could talk By three he was drawing them better than his father and by five he was decorating play ing cards wpth his own cartoon characters Iimc does not like to sketch people and sticks to animals in his cartoons Perhaps feel self coiiscioiis about offending person he says think thats why stick to animals They cant say mUch about thc way you draw them As he talks pair of itltlllll nuni crutches rest in thc coiv ncr LOVES By iiits JUIIN McLIIAN tlowcs Womens Institute Wlll be held at the honic of Mrs loni Iartridgc Tuesday evening March it The progiaiii on anadian In dustrics is iindcr thc convcncr shipoIMis Hutchinson icth Hayes spent tcw days with her cousin Nancy McKcn ll of Mississauga Sympathy goes to Mrs Nor man McLean who attcndcd the funeral of her stepmother rs Hunter in Thunder Bay Mrs William trittcndcn siil fcrcd scvcrcly sprained wrist when shc slipped on ice rcccii tly Sympathy is also expressed tor lack Link and family Mle Link formerly of Forest lloiiic passed away Mr Link of Wes ton grew up in this community llIltA IUUIIIN llltAtiU iAIi Ihc Lyric tpcra ot liicago will open its tltTti season in late September with ffciibachs Lcs ontcs dlloffman arol Fox Lyrics gciicral manager says lcan Martinon will conduct and ir ginio Iucchcr will direct the production Yoiii l75 liicoiiic Tin iiiiilc has been writtcn to inalxc coniplciine oiii MK loriii Icss ilillitoll than you Illltlll think In most cases Ill you lll to do follow the lvliic section illlltllt at thc Iioiit of tlic iiiilc lt ill lciid oii tliiiiiiyli the tax form and Mllttllllt slcp by sicp tlitticult it isnt Imoiliiili Hon loo Cullen Minister lbvoiioe Canada Klicii you lllllll check your alciiliition tiii accuracy and It hide all oiii icccipts with your ictuili in on Do it youisclf Scc how Hc eiixiCanada Iinimt lnon Bud Cotton Minion The cerebral palsy and eye sight so poor he cannot pass driving test have largely rob bed him of mobility Tim has to labor five or 10 minutes over one drawing of Elouise his face pressed within inches of the paper his head resting against his drawing hand to steady the pen And he treasures memories of being selected as this citzs 1968 Timmy for the Easter Seal campaign because it gave him The Barrie Examiner Tuesday March 16 197615 th chance to get out and meet people The disease makes him more determined about succeeding as cartoonist Ive never held it against the Lord that am what Iham he says He has given me this ability to drawto make people hap py Thats much greater gift than being able to walk or to see or to hear properly just like 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