The Midlands

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s World Cultures collection consists of around 9,000 items and includes material from North, South and Central America.

Particular highlights include an intricately decorated Cree woollen hood and a carved argillite bowl in the form of a bear (Haida).

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
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• email: museum.collections@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Nottingham Museums host a varied collection of material relating to Native North America, comprising over 300 items.

The North American material is spread across the World Cultures and Costumes & Textiles collections of the museum. Of particular significance is a large collection of Pueblo ceramic figurines, some of which are listed below.

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery

Riversley Park, Nuneaton, CV11 5TU
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• email: museum@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

Located in the grounds of Riversley Park, Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery holds a permanent collection that includes items from North America.

Of particular significance is a Plains beaded shirt dating from c. 1885 which is thought to originate from Montana. The museum also holds assorted Hopi items from North East Arizona.

Museum of Leathercraft, Northampton

Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Northampton, NN1 2EW
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• email: info@nationalleathercollection.org

Image showing the entrance to the Museum of Leathercraft (formerly the National Leather Collection). The entrance is white with orange signage and there is an open glass door welcoming visitors to the museum.Based in Northampton, the Museum of Leathercraft boasts a unique range of material. The collection includes over 50 Native American artefacts as well as replica items created by collector A. D. Burdett.

Museums Worcestershire

Foregate St, Worcester WR1 1DT
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• email: museumcollections@worcestershire.gov.uk

Although the collections that comprise Museums Worcestershire largely reflect the cultural history of the local area, there are a small number of ethnographic items, including clothing and historic artefacts from North America.

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

4-6 Guildhall Road, Northampton, NN1 1DP
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The collection of Northampton Museum & Art Gallery tells stories of the people of Northampton and the town’s international shoemaking significance. The world shoe collection contains around 40 pairs of Native American moccasins and boots.

Particular highlights include a pair of Sioux beaded funerary moccasins and Huron snowshoes.