The Native American collection showcases ceremonial objects and items of daily life created by members of the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, and Crow tribes that occupied the central region of North America known as the Great Plains. The objects on view offer splendid examples of beadwork, quillwork, and painting. The decorative, artistic designs of these objects were utilized to evoke the spiritual powers of nature, to denote status and honor in Native American society, as well as to provide aesthetic enjoyment.