Dyck Cliff Dwelling - Architecture and
Household Goods

The Dyck collection contains a large number of well-preserved wooden, reed, hard-shell squash, and gourd artifacts. Some of these are raw materials stockpiled for use later in time, others are modified and used for unknown purposes, while others were worked for specific tasks. The occupants had access to a variety of wood resources near or within a short walk from their habitation. They clearly took  advantage of those wood resources for multiple functions including the manufacture of various tools and weapons.

Be sure to visit the other two Dyck Cliff Dwelling galleries on Sustenance and on textiles. These three exhibits display a very small portion of the 80,000+ collection gifted to the Museum by the Paul Dyck Foundation Research Institute of American Indian Culture.