 National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution |
 The newest major museum on the National Mall opened in Sept 2004 |
 National Museum of the American Indian |
 National Museum of the American Indian |
 National Museum of the American Indian |
 Atrium Dome, National Museum of the American Indian |
 Atrium Dome, National Museum of the American Indian |
 Sacred Rain Arrow sculpture in the Atrium, Allan Houser, 1988 |
 Totora Reed boat from Lake Titicaca |
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 Stone arrowheads, National Museum of the American Indian |
 "Allies in War, Partners in Peace" sculpture |
 Necklace with Andrew Jackson Peace Medal, Blackfeet, Montana, 1829 |
 Vessel with fattle legs in the form of a jaguar, Guanacaste-Nicoya culture, Costa Rica 1200-1400 AD |
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 Bear Mask by Rick Bartow (Mad River Wiyot) 1990 |
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 1899 United States $5 Silver Certificate with Chief Running Antelope |
 Early gun collection of the National Museum of the American Indian |
 Early muzzle-loading pistol |
 19th Century Firearms |
 Colt .45 handgun in use with the US Army 1873-1892 |
 Revolver with a carved eagle handle |
 Modern firearms, National Museum of the American Indian |
 Catlinite Pipe with wooden stem, ca 1880, and beaded pipebag, ca1900 |
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 Painted pottery maskette, San Agustín Oapan, Guerrero, Mexico |
 Rain Ceremony Jaguar Mask, Nahua (Acatlan) Guerrero, Mexico |
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 Crucifix by José Aragón, New Mexico ca 1830 |
 Prayer book with beaded cover, Sioux, 1900-1925 |
 Seminole dolls, 1940-50, Florida |
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 Swords and Gold, 1492 Gallery, National Museum of the American Indian |
 Gold pectoral with human figure, Calima culture, Columbia |
 Gold staff head/finial with double-headed pelican, Zenú culture, Colombia, 500-1500 AD |
 Gold alligator pendant, Chiriquí culture, Panama 1000-1500 AD |
 Gold Funerary Mask, 1200-1400 AD, Lambayeque Region, Peru |
 1491 section of "Our Peoples" gallery |
 1491 - the end of the Pre-Columbian period |
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 Tres Zapotes-style figure representing a woman on a swing, Veracruz, Mexico 300BC-100AD |
 Vessel in the form of a woman, Paquimé (Casas Grandes) Chihuahua, Mexico, AD 900-1500 |
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 Eskimo culture, National Museum of the American Indian |
 Man's parka, Yupik Eskimo, ca 1900 |
 Yupik Eskimo parkas (atkuk) 1890-1905 |
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 Yupik Eskimo parka of dog-salmon skin (qasperrluk) ca 1910, Alaska |
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 The Maya Calendar |
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 Lakota doll (Teton/Western Sioux) ca 1890 |
 Oglala Lakota (Sioux) eagle feather headdress, ca 1880 |
 Man's vest, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) ca 1908 |
 Lakota clothing items with Devil's Tower, National Museum of the American Indian |
 Lakota woman's dress (Teton/Western Sioux) ca 1900 |
 Lakota woman's legging moccasins (Teton/Western Sioux) |
 Lakota man's shirt (Teton/Western Sioux) ca 1860 |
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 Sword scabbard, Absaroke (Crow) ca 1890 |
 Beaded horse mask, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) ca 1900 |
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 Gitxsan Owl Mask, British Columbia, ca 1910 |
 Nisga'a (Niska) Mask, 1870-1900, British Columbia |
 Wolf clan headdress and ceremonial hat of Tsimshian culture, British Columbia ca 1860 and |
 Dance headdress representing an eagle and its chicks, Tsimshian, ca 1875, British Columbia |
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 Sun transformation mask, British Columbia 1870-1910 |
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 View of the mall from the National Museum of the American Indian |