Advertisement for ‘Indian Curiosity Store’ located at Niagara Falls

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Title

Advertisement for ‘Indian Curiosity Store’ located at Niagara Falls

Description

Advertisement for ‘Indian Curiosity Store’, circa 1855. First Nations goods were popular sale items in the 19th century Niagara Falls. Thomas Barnett, museum proprietor at the Falls, hired Native women to create souvenirs in front of his Museum and shop to entice more visitors.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Unknown

Publisher

Niagara Falls Museums

Date

circa 1855

Contributor

Textile Museum of Canada

Identifier

http://www.narrativethreads.ca/explorer-explore/tuscarora_style_purse.html

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Original Format

Paper

Files

tuscarora_purse_e.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “Advertisement for ‘Indian Curiosity Store’ located at Niagara Falls,” Materiality and Spectacle in Nineteenth Century United States 2017, accessed December 1, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality/items/show/58.