With the help of Twig Johnson, curator of Native American collections at the Montclair Art Museum, we were able to develop our most popular special collections, “The Kathy Reiss Memorial Native American Collections”. The objects in this collection are representative of what the Eastern Woodland Indians would have used in their daily lives.
Consider making an animal-shaped music rattle with the children.
B1 a, b, c:
Trade Beads, Purple and White Wampum
B2:
Beaded Moccasins
B3:
Turtle Shell Rattle
B4:
Deer Toe Dance Rattles (2 ankle cuffs)
B5:
Roach Headdress
B6:
Corn Husk Doll
C1:
Four pieces of Indian Corn
C2 a, b, c:
Cattail Fruit, Seeds and Stalk
C3:
Two Rabbit Pelts
C4:
Brain-Tanned Deer Leather Sample
C5a:
Gourd Ladle
C5c:
Gourd Container with Lid
C5d:
Small Gourd
D1, D2, D3, D4:
Stone Tools
D5, D6,D8:
Stone Tools
D7, D9:
Stone Tools
