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Show r Continued from page 4 in the exhibit were genuine and were collected by Dr. Cheesman over many years. rated by He pointed out there are all kinds of things from the Book of Mormon period culture represented . There is an example of writing on gold plate from South America, although Elder Hale pointed out that the sample had not been authenticated by arch.v cologists, yet. Of 52 known wheeled toys from the d known to be in world collections, three will be on display at the fair. One artifact on display is a scale model of a reed boat such as Thor Heyerdahl used. A large-ston- e box, a replica of one found by Dr. Cheesman near the temple of Kulkulcan in Mexico and measuring about three feet on a side, will be on display- Elder Hale said the middle part of the t main exhibit is two theaters, .each with 50 seats, showing the film nar three-par- Dr. Cheesman. The him includes a tour of South American ruins and has a segment of Thor Heyerdahls Ra expeditions. er Costumes on the diorama figures were prepared by Mrs. Amanda Brown, tumer and assistant professor at the -- cosUn- iversity of Utah. Mrs. Brown said the costumes were taken from the Maya and Olmec cultures, chiefly; although other cultures are represented. -- , She followed information gained dur- research for her masters thesis on costumes in designing the She said clothing for the diorama figures. no Aztec designs are used because they dont fit the period' of the Book of . Mormon. y, , , ... j-in- v - |