Maryhill Museum
Carved Stone Figures in the Plateau (Photo Diary)
The Maryhill Museum located near Goldendale, Washington, has a display of Plateau stone artifacts. The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains […]
Maryhill Museum
Some Arctic Artifacts (Photo Diary)
The Artic Culture Area includes the Aleutian Islands, most of the Alaska Coast, the Canadian Artic, and parts of Greenland. It is an area which […]
Makah and Clallam Baskets (Photo Diary)
The northern part of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington was originally the homeland for two different American Indian nations: the Makah on the west and […]
Some American Indian Art (Photo Diary)
Situated on a bluff high above the Columbia River near Goldendale, Washington, the Maryhill Museum of Art has an outstanding collection of American Indian art […]
The Underwood Fair (Photo Diary)
The Underwood family of Underwood, Washington, is descended from the marriage of the daughter of Cascade chief Chenowuth with a U.S. Army officer. At an […]
The California Culture Area (Photo Diary)
In providing a broad overview of the hundreds of distinct American Indian cultures found in North America, it is common for museums, historians, archaeologists, and […]
Plateau Containers in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Maryhill Museum located near Goldendale, Washington, has a display of Plateau containers. The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and […]
California Women’s Woven Hats (Photo Diary)
While the Plains Indian feathered headdress has become the stereotypical image of American Indian headgear, there is little awareness of the headgear worn by Indian […]
Southwestern Pottery in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Pueblos are the village agriculturists of New Mexico and Northern Arizona. While the Pueblos are usually lumped together in both the anthropological and historical […]
The Wyers Collection at the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
John Gerbrand Wyers (1871-1960) lived in White Salmon, Washington, where he had a hardware and general merchandise store. He purchased basketry, particularly works by the […]