Roughly 30,000 artifacts are cared for within the Herrett Center. Artifacts come from across the globe, such as from Peru, Mexico, North American regions of Alaska, Southern Idaho, and more!
These artifacts include bags, paintings, mixed art, and minerals; the list goes on! below you will find 5 artifacts that are not on display in the museum galleries!
Check back in March to see the next set of archives not on display!
Don Crabtree's tool bag, which is a beautiful leather bowling bag, has been with the Herrett Center since 1983. It features intricate, hand carved designs on both sides. Attached to the handle pictured here are multiple airline tags.
The “Equinox” is a 131cm x 100cm mixed media assemblage, featuring a black and white photo of a landscape and the sun in the sky as a black circle. It has black paper stapled around it, depicting a window frame.
This assemblage was donated in 2023 by Russell Hepworth, a former employee of CSI and artist from Jerome.
This piece titled “Retrospective” was created by Dave Lamure Jr. It is made of clay with a mule deer antler attached, and was Raku-fired. This piece was part of the 2010 show in the Jean B. King Gallery titled “reExposure,” featuring the work of Lamure Jr. and several other artists.
