3101 N. Ft. Valley Rd.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone
928-774-5213 |
Collections
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The
Museum of Northern Arizona houses nearly
5 million objects
in its anthropology, biology, fine art, and geology collections.
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Anthropology
Collection |
The
Anthropology Collection is subdivided into Ethnographic (historic
Native American) and Prehistoric Collections. The Ethnographic
Collections contain significant holdings of baskets, katsina dolls,
jewelry, and Hopi and Navajo textiles. Smaller collections
represent the material culture of the Apache, Zuni, and Pai.
The Prehistoric Collections focus on the ancient Puebloan cultures and
include sandals, arrow points, ceramic vessels, and many other types
of artifacts of the Colorado Plateau.
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Biology
Collection |
The Biology
Collection features the Walter B. McDougall Herbarium of plant
specimens from northern Arizona as well as insect, fish, reptile,
bird, and mammal specimens from the area.
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Fine Art
Collection |
The Fine Art Collection
is comprised of sculptures, etchings, and paintings. Highlights of the
collection include paintings by Museum cofounder Mary-Russell Ferrell
Colton as well as works by young Native American artists, many of whom
have become renowned artists during their adult lives. (Mrs.
Colton was one of the "Philadelphia Ten.")
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Geology
Collection |
The
Geology Collection
illustrates every geologic period of the Colorado Plateau with
dinosaur, reptile, mammal, plant fossil, mineral, and rock specimens.
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Library |
The Harold S.
Colton Memorial Library houses books, periodicals and manuscript
holdings to serve the needs of researchers.
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For More
Information |
For more
information on the Anthropology, please contact Beth Hickey
at ehickey@mna.mus.az.us
or 928-774-5211 x263. For more information on
Fine Arts or other collections, please contact Elaine Hughes at
ehughes@mna.mus.az.us or
928-774-5211 ext 228.
For more information about the Biology or Geology
Collections, please contact Janet Gillette
at
jgillette@mna.mus.az.us or 928-774-5211 ext 265.
(MNA does not appraise objects. Elaine Hughes
can provide a list of appraisers, which can also be found in any phone
directory.)
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