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Anthropology, North America
Since its founding The Field Museum has devoted considerable attention to the Native peoples of North America. The result is a series of collections of striking depth, strong in recent history and contemporary culture. Staff collaborate actively with Native American groups, who come regularly to visit and study the collections of their nations.
Image above: Woman identified as Annie Atliu, daughter of Chief Atlieu of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), weaving baskets, c.1904. © The Field Museum, CSA13533, Photographer Charles Carpenter.
Our Collections
Blackfoot beadwork from the Plains. Obsidian blades from the Hopewell site. Transformation masks from the Northwest coast. Archaeological textiles from the Southwest. The Field Museum serves as a steward for hundreds of thousands of objects from throughout North America.
