By Ula Ilnytzky
New York (AP)
Ancient stone projectiles created miles from where the original rock was quarried highlight the intent of a monumental new exhibition on Native American Indians: to offer a hemispheric survey of tribes as dynamic interconnected societies.
“Infinity of Nations,” features 700 objects from South, Central and North America from ancient to modern times at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York.
Its hemispheric approach “brings together the depth and range of Native American culture and history,” said Philip Deloria, a Native American historian who teaches at the University of Michigan.
New York (AP)
Ancient stone projectiles created miles from where the original rock was quarried highlight the intent of a monumental new exhibition on Native American Indians: to offer a hemispheric survey of tribes as dynamic interconnected societies.
“Infinity of Nations,” features 700 objects from South, Central and North America from ancient to modern times at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York.
Its hemispheric approach “brings together the depth and range of Native American culture and history,” said Philip Deloria, a Native American historian who teaches at the University of Michigan.