Overview: 132 works made of mica, wood, ceramic, copper, shell, and stone were exhibited to explore the artistic achievements in the Late Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods (3000 B.C.-1500 A.D.) of North American Woodland Indians.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by David W. Penney, Detroit Institute of Arts, and was coordinated at the National Gallery by D. Dodge Thompson. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting for the National Gallery.

Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Stroh Foundation, and the Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Other Venues:

• Detroit Institute of Arts, 09/03/1985–11/11/1985
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 12/21/1985–03/09/1986