Native American artifacts
First peoples' objects
Native American artifacts are objects made or used by the indigenous peoples of North America before or during European contact—pottery, arrowheads, tools, baskets, jewelry, and ceremonial items.
The term appears in discussions of archaeology, museum collections, and legal disputes over cultural heritage.
Federal law restricts the sale and excavation of such items, particularly those from burial sites.
- arrowheadsSharpened projectile tips
- stone toolsShaped rocks for tasks
- totem polesCarved ancestral pillars
- breechclothsMinimal lower-body coverings
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
pipe · burial goods · tomahawks · dream catchers · quillwork · turquoise jewelry · petroglyphs · necklaces · wampum belts · medicine bags · peace pipes · furs · cave paintings · scrapers · moccasins · gorgets · bracelets · obsidian blades
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- Mammoth CaveMammoth Cave, cave entrance, cave tours, stalactites, stalagmites
Native American artifactssynthetic materials
Human-manufactured, non-natural substances
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