Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 748 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 84,693 of them are available online. There are 1,596 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Unknown Maker, American

Writing-Arm Windsor Chair

Unknown Maker, American

Two-piece dress

Three-quarter view of a wooden box with red and black graphic motifs resembling creatures and faces. The box’s rim undulates and has a line of large white dots decorating it.

Unknown Maker, Haida

Food Box

Top view of a ladle. The spoon’s bowl is round, extending into a narrower tan stem decorated with symmetric geometric motifs connecting to a pointed and thin black handle.

Unknown Maker, Haida

Ladle

J.A. Weir

Twilight Behind Eastern Craiglockhart Hill

Unknown Maker, American

Virgin and Child

Unknown Maker, American

Italian Man

Tarnished silver butterfly pin with etched ridges around its outer wings. The butterfly’s antenna extends from the body to the sides of the wings to clasp the butterfly pin shut.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

‘Ił dah nát’áhi k'aalógii (Butterfly Pin)

Vintage photograph showing a corner view of two blankets, a patterned red, blue, and beige blanket and a red woven blanket with green triangular designs, inside an open wooden box.

Andy Warhol

Untitled (Native American blanket wrap in chest)

Red woven cloth with red-centered, geometric cross-shaped patterns throughout and red tassels in the corners. The navy blue and cream bordered crosses alternate between cream and navy blue.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Beeldléí | Wearing Blanket

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Beeldléí | Wearing Blanket

Black and cream striped woven blanket with concentric salmon pink and yellow diamonds overtop. The diamond pattern is cut off along the edges and dark green tassels adorn each corner.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Diyogí n'teel | Chief-Style Blanket (Third Phase)

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Asdzáán bi beeldléí | Woman’s Manta

Black and cream striped woven blanket with six evenly spaced pink and purple bordered cross designs throughout. In the center there is a purple stripe in between two pink stripes.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Diyogí n'teel | Chief-Style Blanket (Transitional Third Phase)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Portrait of Christiana Carteaux Bannister

Roger Shimomura

American Buddahead

A dark brown teapot in the shape of a figure wearing a hat.

Unknown Maker, American

Snuff-Taker Toby Teapot

A leather beaded pouch with white, black, red, and green beaded designs. There is a handle as well as fringes with metal and leather decorations.

Unknown Maker, Apache

Tobacco Pouch

A tin coffee pot with painted orange, yellow, and green floral decorations.

Unknown Maker, American

Toleware Coffeepot

A brown sculptural creamer in the shape of a cow with horns. There is a small flat lid in the center of its back.

Unknown Maker, American

Creamer