#Nation Museum of the Indian American

[christophermtaylor]

National Museum of the Indian American

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The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday:

Ceramic stirrup-spout bottles in the form of a #duck and a #feline (ID’d here as a puma)

c. 1100-1400 CE

Chimú culture, North coast of Peru

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian display

This type of grey-black ceramic was a signature Chimú style.

[garadinervi]

Copy of the Lone Dog Winter Count, (cowhide, painted) [National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.]

[fashionsfromhistory]

Dress

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) People

c.1920

National Museum of the American Indian (Catalog Number: 22/581)

Learn More about the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) People on their website: https://nezperce.org/

[disarmluna]

[istandonsnowpiles]

Have a Seat

[rimouskis]

on the subject of museums though: I'm a FIRM believer that the smithsonians are genuinely some the greatest cultural heritage americans possess and I believe SO fervently in them being free to the public and accessible to all because they ARE our nation's history and tell (and ideally deconstruct) our national myths and help contextualize the natural world around us and show us the heights of human ingenuity and art. also my favorite of all of them is the national museum of the american indian and I personally think if you can only go to one smithsonian museum it should be that one

[internationalemeteorologie]

Grace Hudson 

Boy with Fox. 1922

[pagansphinx]

Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe, Sandy Bay First Nation, b. 1947) • O-ween du muh waun (We Were Told) • 2017 • Oil on canvas, triptych, 213.4 x 365.8 cm. Collection of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery

[theaskew]

Paula Nicho Cúmez (Mayan-Guatemalan b. 1955), Mi Segunda Piel (My Second Skin), 2004. Oil on canvas, 82.5 x 58.8 cm. (Source: National Museum of the American Indian)

[curatorsday]

Saturday, November 18, 2023

I found out this morning that the National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase started yesterday. I'm so excited! It's online and runs from November 17 to November 24. Click the link below to check it out!

Image is a screen capture from their website. Text reads: Welcome to Native Cinema Showcase. All films on demand November 17-24, 2023. The National Museum of the American Indian's Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film. For this year's theme, we highlight films of Indigenous perseverance that inspire, uplift, and triumph against adversity - stories that prevail against the judicial system, generational trauma, and cultural appropriation through love and complex relationships, self-worth, and humor.

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National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #TextileTuesday:

Inka cotton coca bag with llama designs, Peru south coast, c.1450-1532 Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian collection

[katara-stan-club]

I got my mom THE PERFECT Christmas gift and I want to see her reaction now, but I have to wait until Christmas to see her reaction!! so unfair!!!

[fashionsfromhistory]

Man’s Coat

Attr. to the Western Lakota

c.1890

National Museum of the American Indian (Catalog Number: 8848)