Notable Artifacts

   This 4-inch ceremonial vessel, made between 1430 to 1660, features Inca men beside four stalks of teosinte bowing under its heavy grain heads.  From this grass, the Inca developed corn on a cob.  This new grain was brought from Mexico northward into South and North Dakota with the earliest corn cobs the size of a thumb.  Over time, this new grain was engineered to become larger.

 
Cheyenne pouch and a pair of moccasins with extra-small size 18 cut beads

Cheyenne pouch and a pair of moccasins with extra-small size 18 cut beads

Quilled horse brow band ornament with three cavalry epaulets

Quilled horse brow band ornament with three cavalry epaulets