Browse Items (38 total)

Mica tablet.jpg
Triangular mica tablet with engraved image of a sea creature in the center and fish tails near the broken-off edges. The creature appears to be a serpentine or whale-like effigy (sometimes referred to as great horned-serpent) with several horns on…

55.22_img1.jpg

Pot 4.jpg
This vessel is slightly truncated at the bottom, has a flattened lip shape, and flares at its opening. Given its small size, the pot may have been carried between locations as it was used as, evidenced by wear at the bottom.

Pot 1_img1.jpg
This vessel is part of the Niantic Punctate vessel tradition that is often associated with coastal Connecticut. The exterior has a smoothed or cord-marked surface treatment. The interior surface is decorated with rows of punctacts closely spaced…

Pot 2_img1.jpg
This unique vessel is made of shell-tempered clay and features two human-form effigies on the shoulder. The exterior is decorated with cordmarking and four shell-stamped diamond designs and the interior is heavily channeled. The pot was discovered in…

68.33.89.16.jpg
Sturdy-handled basket with splints of equal width, upright walls, and splint wrapping around the rim for additional support. This basket shares basket-making techniques used by Pequot, Mohegan, Nipmuck, and other Indigenous makers of Eastern New…

68.33.89.10.jpg
Sturdy-handled basket with splints of equal width, upright walls, and splint wrapping around the rim for additional support. This basket shares basket-making techniques used by Pequot, Mohegan, Nipmuck, and other Indigenous makers of Eastern New…

67.5.jpg
Sturdy-handled basket with splints of equal width, upright walls, and splint wrapping around the rim for additional support. This basket shares basket-making techniques used by Pequot, Mohegan, Nipmuck, and other Indigenous makers of Eastern New…

Bethpage Patent_1986.55.jpg
Bethpage is located directly south of Cold Spring Harbor. Since their arrival in 1640, colonists were eager to purchase and own direct title to land on Long Island. Thomas Powell purchased this land from local Indigenous people including Matinecock…

E_2008.03.01_Chavez.jpg
Artist Statement:"The idea for this belt came to life as a way to describe the plight of Indigenous people living in the modern world. Many natives struggle to stay connected to their old traditions while co-existing within a world of new…
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2