George Gustav Heye
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George Gustav Heye was an American collector of Native American artifacts in the Western Hemisphere, particularly in North America. He founded the Museum of the American Indian, and his collection became the core of the National Museum of the American Indian.
Heye in 1917
The Board of Trustees of the Heye Foundation in 1920; left to right: Minor Cooper Keith, James Bishop Ford, George Gustav Heye, Frederic Kimber Seward, F. Kingsbury Curtis, Samuel Riber, Jr., Archer Milton Huntington, and Harmon Washington Hendricks
Boy holding a very large Kwakiutl mask, Museum of the American Indian, circa 1920
National Museum of the American Indian
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The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers.
National Museum of the American Indian
Interior of the museum, 2015.
Basket woven by Miwok-Mono Paiute artist Lucy Telles
Shell gorget from Castalian Springs Mound Site, made around 1200-1325 AD