Ethnology (3,400 objects)

Research Curator: Dr. E.S. Lohse

The majority of this collection was donated by private individuals who lived in the Pocatello area around the turn-of-the-century. These collections focus on the Native American cultures of the Great Basin and Plateau areas of North America, and is particularly strong in Shoshonean ethnographic materials (including an excellent basketry collection and extensive photographic archives). Various categories of material culture are represented including household equipment, travel/transportation gear, clothing, and personal adornment. Other materials include a field collection from South America acquired by purchase in the 1950s for comparative purposes.