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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

 

The National Museum of the American Indian is built upon the collections assembled at the turn of the twentieth century by wealthy New Yorker George Gustav Heye. They include intricate wood and stone carvings and masks from the Northwest Coast of North America; elegantly painted and quilled hides, clothing, and feather bonnets from the North American Plains; pottery and basketry from the southwestern United States; eighteenth-century materials from the Great Lakes region; the C.B. Moore collection from the southeastern United States; and Navajo weavings illustrating a broad range of very early types. Works on paper and canvas include Plains ledger drawings as well as contemporary prints and paintings. The museum’s collections also include a substantial array of materials from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central, and South America, including a wide representation of archaeological objects from the Caribbean; ceramics from Costa Rica, central Mexico, and Peru; beautifully carved jade from the Olmec and Maya peoples; textiles and gold from the Andean cultures; and elaborate featherwork from the peoples of Amazonia. Other branches of the Museum are in New York City and in Suitland, Maryland.

Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20560

(202) 633-1000

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