MNA’s Ethnology collection consists of historic Native American objects that have, in general, passed through human hands until they were donated, commissioned, or purchased by the museum. Ethnology holdings complement our Archaeology collection of prehistoric Native American artifacts, and from a tribal perspective these two collections represent an unbroken continuum through time.
Ethnology holdings include over 15,000 objects and contains significant Hopi, Zuni, and Navajo (Diné) holdings as well as representative pieces from other Colorado Plateau Tribes. The collection also includes significant pieces from Pueblo groups in New Mexico, such as San Ildefonso Pueblo (P'ohwhóge Owingeh), Santa Clara Pueblo (Kha'po Owingeh), and Taos Pueblo. Major object categories represented here include ethnographic ceramics, textiles, baskets, kachina (or katsina) dolls, and jewelry.
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