Southwestern Native Americans

With the help of Twig Johnson, curator of Native American collections at the Montclair Art Museum, we were able to develop our most popular special collections, “The Kathy Reiss Memorial Native American Collections”. The objects in this collection are representative of what the Southwest Native American tribes would have used in their daily lives.

Consider making a kachina doll with the children!

A1:
Acoma Pueblo Ceramic Pot — A1: Acoma Pueblo Ceramic Pot

A2:
Kachina Doll — A2: Kachina Doll

A3:
Clay Storyteller Figurine — A3: Clay Storyteller Figurine

A4:
Bear Soapstone Fetish — A4: Bear Soapstone Fetish

A5:
Bear Rattle — A5: Bear Rattle

A6 a and b:
Rawhide and Wood Drum with Stick — A6 a and b: Rawhide and Wood Drum with Stick

A8:
Pueblo Wedding Vase — A8: Pueblo Wedding Vase

A9:
Kachina Doll -Paralyzed — A9: Kachina Doll -Paralyzed

A10:
Kachina Doll – Hoops — A10: Kachina Doll – Hoops

B1:
Clothed Storyteller Doll — B1: Clothed Storyteller Doll

B2:
Small Red Moccasins — B2: Small Red Moccasins

B3:
Navajo Rug — B3: Navajo Rug

B4:
Small Sand Painting — B4: Small Sand Painting

B5:
Silver and Turquoise Bracelet — B5: Silver and Turquoise Bracelet

C1:
Small Papago Indian Basket — C1: Small Papago Indian Basket

C2:
California Pine Needle Basket — C2: California Pine Needle Basket

C3:
Ancient Pottery Shards — C3: Ancient Pottery Shards

C4:
Pottery Shards Sears-Kay Ruins — C4: Pottery Shards Sears-Kay Ruins

C5:
Arizona Talking Stick — C5: Arizona Talking Stick

Sculpture