Thousands of tiny glass beads skillfully sewn onto an array of items make a statement not only of beauty, but of the history and culture of a people. “Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork” ...

Centuries before Europeans arrived with glass trading beads, Native people who lived in what is now Minnesota were making beads from stone, shells, teeth and bone. Dakota and Ojibwe women used these ...

From gifts and family heirlooms to estate sale finds, our collectors have given us a wonderfully varied group of treasures to review this month, ranging in value up from a pressed glass oil lamp and ...