Snowshoes: A Gift from Gluskabe
For Native Peoples of the sub Arctic, snowshoeing was not a winter recreational sport. The ability to make and use snowshoes was a life skill essential to survival.

Worldviews: Maya Ceramics from the Palmer Collection
Ceramics produced by ancient Maya scribes and artisans contain a wealth of information about religion and beliefs and show views of the worlds important to the Maya.

Images for Eternity: West Mexican Tomb Figures
Archaeologists and art historians are making progress in understanding West Mexican tomb figures that have lost their original context.

Tree and Tradition: Brown Ash and Native American Basketmaking
Traces the evolution of Maine Indian basket making and examines problems that threaten basketmakers' livelihoods and their ability to perpetuate a cultural tradition.

Crooked Knives: Tools of the Trade
The history and use of these specialized woodworking tools indigenous to the Northeast and adapted by European settlers.

Brilliantly Beaded: Northeastern Native American Beadwork
Beadworking traditions of Native peoples of the Northeast from the 17th century to present.

Cosmos in Clay: Ancient Ceramics and Gold from Panama
Sandwiched between Mesoamerica and Andean lands, Native peoples of this region produced distinctive art forms reflecting their cosmology.