The Columbia Gorge Museum in Stevenson, Washington has a large gallery dedicated to the First Peoples of the Columbia Gorge: Watlalas (Wahlalas; also known as the Cascade Indians), Wascos, and Wishrams. One exhibit—Busy Fingers—highlights the many materials used by the First Nations craftspeople in making the tools they used in their everyday life.
Shown above is a stone net sinker used in fishing.
Shown above is another net sinker.
Shown above is a stone canoe anchor.
Shown above is a rawhide parfleche which was often used for storing dried meat.
Shown above is a bark basket.
Shown above are a mano (the small stone) and metate (the large stone) which are used for grinding seeds and nuts. The lichen (left) is used for making yellow dye for basket weaving and the hazel nut husks are used for brown dye.
Shown above is alder bark for making red dye for basket weaving.
Shown above is a stone pestle for grinding and pounding.
Shown above is a mortar and pestle.
More American Indian museum exhibits
Indians 101: A collection of Plateau Indian artifacts (museum exhibit)
Indians 101: A display of Plateau Indian beadwork (museum exhibit)
Indians 101: Native American Salmon Fishing on the Columbia River (museum exhibit)
Indians 101: Warm Springs beadwork and baskets (museum exhibits)
Indians 101: Plateau Indian food gathering (museum exhibit)
Indians 101: Wasco homelife (museum exhibit)
Indians 101: The Fowler Collection of American Indian artifacts (museum exhibit)
Indians 101: Wenatchi Indians (museum exhibit)
