THE ART OF THE AMERICAS

The Bowers Museum's Art of the Americas is comprised of objects from throughout the Americas. The arts of Native North American is represented by more than 24,000 objects. The collection is strongest in the cultures of the west and southwest but does represent native cultures from across the US. Objects in the collection include basketry, pottery, beadwork, stone and shell tools weapons and jewelry. These objects range in age from pre-historic to contemporary.

A South American Ethnographic Collection consists of nearly 1400 objects: feather works, tools, hunting implements, baskets, textiles and other three dimensional objects dating mostly from the 20th century.

The Bowers holds nearly 4,000 objects of Pre-Columbian art. Almost entirely pottery, with some textile, stone and metal pieces, this collection is strongest in sculpture from the ancient cultures of West Mexico. Bowers also holds collections of Mayan artwork as well as objects from pre-Columbian Peru.