


Each type of society is presented in a historical, political, spiritual, and ecological context. Uniting the sections of the hall is a multi-faceted comparison of African societies based on.

The hall contains three dioramas and notable exhibits include a large collection of spiritual costumes on display in the Forest-Woodland section. Sanford, originally museum volunteers, had gone forward with creation of a hall to feature birds of the. Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds This particular hall has undergone a complicated history over the years since its founding in 1953. Example dioramas include featuring and, the East African plains featuring and, and the Australian outback featuring. 12 dioramas showcase various ecosystems around the world and provide a sample of the varieties of birds that live there. Species and locations represented in Sanford Hall ”Eastern Upland Gamebirds” ”Booming grounds”, “Western Gamebirds”, ”Marsh Ducks in Spring” “Sea Ducks in Winter” (oldsquaw), 'Desert Birds' Crane Lake, Cay Verde, Unidentified marsh, Undisclosed Location Hall of Birds of the World The global diversity of bird species is exhibited in this hall. Thanks in part to Chapman's efforts, both inside and outside of the museum, conservation of these bird species would be very successful, establishing refuges, such as, and eventually leading to the. The Cuthbert Rookery Diorama contains many of the birds once endangered by plume hunting The Sanford Hall of North American birds is a one-story hall located on the third floor of the museum, above the Hall of African Peoples and between the Hall of Primates and Akeley Hall’s second level. Species and Locations Represented in the Hall of North American Mammals mammals of Alaska Ice age mammals of California Canoe Bay, Alaska, Wyoming, Wyoming, Canada, Alaska Near, Near, Lake Gunflint, Northern, California, New York Hoister Creek, Alaska, Canada Osborn Alaska Grant caribou− Species and Locations Represented in the Hall of Small Mammals, Texas, Canada Birds, reptiles, and amphibian halls Sanford Hall of North American Birds. There are several small dioramas featuring small mammals found throughout North America, including, and a. Hall of Small Mammals The Hall of Small Mammals is an offshoot of the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals. In October 2012 the hall was reopened as the Bernard Hall of North American Mammals and included scientifically-updated signage for each diorama. Taxidermists were brought in to clean the mounts and skins and artists restored the diorama backdrops. A massive restoration project began in late 2011 due to a large donation from Jill and Lewis Bernard.
