Learn the story behind this totem pole that no longer stands
Native American / First Nations art
Dorica Jackson spent 16 years weaving this robe with an abstract whale design and fringe that would animate the movements of a dancer
Dorica Jackson, Diving Whale Chilkat Robe
What is a potlatch? And how is it related to this totem pole?
Haida potlatch pole
The body of this box is made of one piece of wood carefully bent into its four sides
Bentwood Boxes of the Northwest Coast peoples
Learn about two types of totem poles from the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest Coast that memorialize individuals who have passed
Tlingit mortuary and memorial totem poles
In the Arctic, where temperatures are below freezing for most of the year, warm clothing is of great importance.
Arctic clothing
A 19th-century totem pole from Old Kasaan village of the Haida helps us to understand the meaning and function of clan crests.
Haida Totem Pole, from Old Kasaan
The Mogollon tradition of the Greater Southwest was diverse, expansive, and vibrant.
Introduction to Mogollon
Pottery Makers is one of many that the artist Awa Tsireh (Cattail Bird, Spanish name Alfonso Roybal) created about Pueblo cultures
Awa Tsireh, Pottery Makers
Paquimé played a key role in trade and cultural contacts between the Pueblo culture of the southwestern United States and Mesoamerica.
Paquimé (Casas Grandes), Mogollon culture
Me and My Neon Box embodies Kay WalkingStick’s process of working through questions about painting, sexuality, gender, and race.
Kay WalkingStick, Me and My Neon Box
This prestigious garment follows a traditional design passed down through generations of Indigenous Alaskans.
Clarissa Rizal, Resilience Robe
A headdress that is in exceptional condition tells us about warrior culture among the Lakota or Cheyenne
Headdress (Cheyenne or Lakota)
Between 6000 and 1000 B.C.E., thousands of nomadic Native Americans travelled and lived along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, making enigmatic, carefully carved stones known today as bannerstones.
Bannerstones, an introduction
This rattle was used in a healing ceremony by the Tsimshian
Tsimshian shaman’s rattle
This Ancestral Puebloan jar was made to store good during a time of drought
Socorro black-on-white storage jar
A bag that belonged to the first ordained Native American Methodist minister
Anishinaabe shoulder bag
A Hopi blessing for a child's growth and prosperity, with a reminder to respect elders
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)
A drawing in pencil, ink, and watercolor over 8 feet long tells the story of the Battle of Little Bighorn
Mató Nájin/Standing Bear, Battle of Little Bighorn
A unique water jar from Acoma that features a pumpkin
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