Florida Museum: Collections

While the Florida Museum's primary geographic strengths are in Florida, the Southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean, its collections and research programs span the globe to include every continent and nearly every island group on earth. Collections include: Archaeology, Ethnography, Fossils and Natural Sciences.
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P1777
This striking coiled basket is an engaging representation of traditional #NativeAmerican handicraft from the Western Apache people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1777. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1556
This stylized twined basket is a wonderful representation of traditional #NativeAmerican basketry from the Hupa people of California. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1556. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1796
Our North American Indian ethnographic collection has more than 3,600 objects, with representative pieces from most of the major tribal cultures in North America. // Type: Large Coiled Basket // Tribal Affiliation: Pueblo, Hopi, Second Mesa // Repository No.: P1796 #NativeAmerican #FirstPeople #basketry #basketWeaving #AmericanIndian
P1768
This stylized coiled basket is an enigmatic representation of traditional #NativeAmerican handicraft from the Chiricahua Apache or Tonto Apache people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1768. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1727
This intricate coiled basket jar is a striking representation of traditional #NativeAmerican basketry from the Akimel O’odham people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1727. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1776
This oblong coiled basket is a valued representation of traditional #NativeAmerican handicraft from the Western Apache people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1776. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1751
This geometric coiled basket is a delightful representation of traditional #NativeAmerican basketry from the Akimel O’odham people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1751. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1726
This large coiled basket jar is a striking representation of traditional #NativeAmerican handicraft from the Western Apache people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1726. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P0750
This argilite & ivory sculpture is one of the more popular pieces of traditional art by the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast in our Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art which includes >3,600 cultural items. // Repository no. P0750 #NativeAmericanArt #AmericanIndianArt #sculpture
P1735
This geometric coiled basket tray is an engaging representation of traditional #NativeAmerican basketry from the Akimel O’odham people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1735. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art
This intricate coiled basket is a valued representation of traditional #NativeAmerican handicraft from the Klikitat people of the US Intermontaine/Plateau region. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1579. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
P1771
This elaborate coiled basket tray is a fabulous representation of traditional #NativeAmerican basketry from the White Mountain Apache people of the US Southwest. The Florida Museum’s North American Indian ethnographic collection numbers more than 3,600 objects, making it the largest such collection in the Southeast. Repository no. P1771. #baskets #weaving #NativeArt #MuseumCollection
Pottery Types Gallery
Our Ceramics Technology Lab has launched their new searchable #pottery type collection, currently focusing on Pre-Columbian types found in Florida. 🏺 Although type collections are intended for reference for researchers an students, visual portals like this can be interesting to browse if you're just into pottery or #Florida artifacts. #artifacts #FloridaArtifacts #FloridaArchaeology #Pottery #Ceramics
P1862
Our Pearsall Collection of North American Indian ethnographic art has more than 3,600 objects, with representative pieces from most of the major tribal cultures in North America. // Type: Pottery Jar // Tribal Affiliation: Pueblo, Zuni // Repository No.: P1862
This carved game is one of several thousand objects in the Florida Museum's Pearsall Collection
Our North American Indian ethnographic collection has more than 3,600 objects, with representative pieces from most of the major tribal cultures in North America. / Type: Gaming, Cribbage Board / Tribal Affiliation: Alaskan Eskimo / Repository No.: P0588