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Show East Elementary Exhibit Features Indians An exhibit devoted to the Iroquois Iro-quois Indians and called "People of the Longhouse" is now on display in the library of the East Elementary, according to Principal Princi-pal Thomas J. Abplanalp. The public has been encouraged to view the exhibit which will be hung at the elementary building build-ing through Nov. 8. The cojlection Is a new series added to the touring collections of the International Business Machines Ma-chines Corporation. The display consists of four large units of three panels each and is devoted to artifacts, ceremonies and legends' le-gends' of the Five Nations of the Iroquois. Nam Explained The name "People of the Long-house" Long-house" was derived from the Ifact that, united In a pact of peace and amity, the Scnecas, (Continued on Back Tag) IROQUOIS EXHIBIT (Continued from Pago One) ri r 1 " ! Layugas, unonuagas, vjntuuas . and Mohawks pictured themselves them-selves as five famijles living together to-gether in one Imaginary long house extended across New York state from Lake Ontario to the Hudson River. The exhibit Is being used in the school to teach children such things as art appreciation, government, gov-ernment, culture backgrounds and the exhibits are also being used as classroom units of study, while they are here, Mr. Abpla- nalp said. In addition, the panel explanations develop Interest in reading, the principal said. Picture Story It is an exhibit of unique Interest In-terest that tells a complete story. : Citizens who are Interested In , seeing the display are encouraged encourag-ed to drop in at the school during dur-ing the day Abplana.!p said. The League of the Iroquois Indians In-dians was a federal union similar simi-lar to that of the United States, and their unwritten constitution, which recognized the right of local lo-cal self-government may be said to anticipate our motto, "E Pluri- J bus Unum." F The water colors, which illus- t trate the Iroquois legends and ceremonies, were painted by San-ford San-ford W. Nummer, who Is of Seneca Se-neca Indian descent. The Iroquois Indian objects are from the IBM collection and include costumes', musical lnstiuments, such as drum and rattles, weapons, and such household items as a bead loom and a baby carrier. Buffalo-type masks and masks of the wolf and turtle and heron claws, as well as of the boaster pack, are included In the exhibit. |