Amerind Foundation

The Amerind Foundation is a museum and research facility dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Native American cultures and their histories.

Its facilities are located near the village of Dragoon in Cochise County, Arizona, about 65 miles east of Tucson in Texas Canyon.

[citation needed] The Amerind Foundation's building was designed by Tucson architect Merritt Starkweather and contains one of the finest collections of archaeological and ethnological artifacts in the country as well as a sizable research library.

[citation needed] The museum's permanent exhibits include archaeological artifacts from the Amerind property by founder William Shirley Fulton and later by director Charles C. Di Peso, as well as items found at Di Peso at Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico and other excavations.

The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery features paintings by 20th century Anglo and Native American artists.

Amerind Foundation, view in Texas Canyon
Detail of a 19th-century elk hide Story robe painted by the Shoshoni artist Cotsiogo , on display at Amerind
The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery doors are church doors from a chapel in Michoacán, Mexico. A.D 1665. Carved by Tarascan wood carvers.
Texas Canyon Nature Preserve