Our day on the southern-most bit of the island included a visit to the National Museum of the American Indian, located in the glorious old beaux arts Alexander Hamilton Customs House building...another case where the building itself nearly over-shadows the collection.
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| Central rotunda, cupola...elliptical |
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| Adorned by numerous customs house-themed murals |
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The National Museum of the American Indian, administered by the
Smithsonian Institution, has two sites...the newer, larger one in DC,
and this, the smaller, older site in NYC |
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| Feather dancing skirt |
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As with the DC site, the museum here had relatively few
items from the dozen Montana nations, with whom I had
more than a passing acquaintance during my years there |
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A kindly guard noticed our interest in the building and let us
snap a few more interior shots |
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| One of the grand staircases |
