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Hall of South American Peoples

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Featured here are the pre-Columbian cultures of South America as well as traditional cultures in the region today, including the ancient Inca, Moche, Chavin and Chancay cultures and the many peoples of modern Amazonia.

• Chicago

  Ambassador Theater

  ManhattanThurs, Nov 14, 1996 – Sun, Sept 5, 2010

  Kander and Ebb's Prohibition-era musical tells the story of Roxy Hart and her rise to media stardom as a cold-hearted killer.

• Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Plains Indians

  American Museum of Natural History

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  Proving that there were humans in the Americas as early as the last ice age, the flint arrowhead know as the Folsom Point is proudly displayed here. Other less acute objects showcase daily life in these traditional cultures.

• Hall of South American Peoples

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  Featured here are the pre-Columbian cultures of South America as well as traditional cultures in the region today, including the ancient Inca, Moche, Chavin and Chancay cultures and the many peoples of modern Amazonia.

• Hall of Northwest Coast Indians

  American Museum of Natural History

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  The expedition led by Franz Boas, the “father of anthropology,” to investigate biological links between the people on both sides of the Bering Strait, is recounted here. This hall, the museum's oldest, celebrates the customs and artistry of the people along the Northwest Coast and includes totem carvings, clothing, tools and masks.

• Hall of Mexico and Central America

  American Museum of Natural History

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  Objects dating from 1200 B.C. to the early 1500s show the political, religious, social traits and artistic styles of the Maya, Toltec, Olmec, Aztec and other Mesoamerican pre-Columbian cultures.