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Quest for High Bear: A Boy’s Odyssey Through Indian Country 1925-1939


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August 15, 2008 – March 15, 2009
McGovern Hall of the Americas, Third Floor
 

Gordon W. Smith assembled a large collection of Native American artifacts from 1925 to 1939, representing most of the Native American tribes that live in North America, including beadwork, basketry, ceramics, feather bonnets and more.  Quest for High Bear features the story of Mr. Smith and the highlights from his important collection.

This special exhibition is free with admission to the permanent exhibition halls and is located on the 3rd floor of the Museum.  It is made possible by the Gordon W. Smith collection of the American Indian generously provided by Gordon W. Smith, Blaine Smith and Gordon Dee Smith. Exhibition funding provided by the Lillie and Roy Cullen Endowment Fund and Weatherford International Ltd.