Shoulder Bag
This object is on permanent display in the South Florida People & Environments exhibit, located in […]
Seminole Dolls
Seminole dolls portray clothing and hairstyles worn by traditional Seminole men and women, with cotton “patchwork” […]
Parka
In the Arctic, people made water-repellant coats or parkas from sea mammal intestines. Most museum examples […]
Fort Mose Artifacts
Fort Mose was America’s first legally sanctioned free black community, settled by formerly enslaved Africans who […]
Man’s Long Shirt
The Museum’s first Director, Thompson Van Hyning, purchased this long shirt from Seminole Chief Tony Tommie […]
Woman’s Patchwork Skirt
In the early 1900s, Seminole women adopted hand-cranked sewing machines and revolutionized their patchwork tradition with […]
Beaded Vest
In the 1800s, Native Americans began to produce objects to sell to tourists to support themselves […]
Seminole Shoulder Bag
During the 1800s many Southeastern native men wore shoulder bags made of wool cloth with elaborate […]
Chilkat Blanket
Chilkat blankets were the ultimate prestige objects on the Pacific Northwest Coast, being expensive and made […]
Tobacco Pouch
The Lakota traditionally used dyed porcupine quills to ornament items such as tobacco pouches. Later, artists […]
