WSHM Great Hall of Washington History the WSHS web site.
History is the shingle weaving machine.
Made of agate, chalcedony quartz, and mammoth or mastodon bone, the fluted points, bifaces, scrapers, and bone rods are thought to be either hunting tools or ceremonial objects. The newest artifacts in the museum are the Epidemic Memorial masks. Created in 1995-96 by five Native American artists especially for the museum, the masks represent the effects of smallpox, measles, malaria and alcoholism on native peoples. The heaviest artifacts on exhibit are the railroad trucks. Made of heavy iron, these swiveling frames with attached wheels are located at either end of the railroad car.