Native American Gallery
Fruitlands’ Native American collection includes over 1000 ethnographic objects divided between New England, the Plains, Southwest, and Northwest Coast culture areas. Since its inception, Fruitlands collaborates with Native Americans, scholars and conservators to interpret and care for its Native American collection.
Kowawwaund
As an experiment, we invited visitors to help us make a dugout canoe - using stone tools and fire! This hands-on exhibit takes you step by step through the process. Watch the video segment below to learn all about this Fruitlands Museum experimental archaeology project.
Read an article on the how we created the Dugout Canoe.
One Thousand Generations
This exhibit tells the history of Native Americans in southern New England. Developed with generous support of the Wampanoag and Nipmuck communities of Massachusetts.
Read a short article about King Philips Club.
Objects and Meaning: Multiple Perspectives on Native American Art and Culture
Do objects hold meaning, or does the meaning lie only in the interpretations of the observer?
Objects and Meaning: Perspectives on Native American Art and Culture explores how the choices of materials, design, methods of creation, and the people who used them form meaning, and how objects convey different meanings to people based on personal perspective.
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