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Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum

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The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum is a museum of the Narragansett that was founded by anthropologist Eva Butler and a Narragansett/Wompanoag woman named Princess Red Wing in the 1950s. It is one of the oldest tribal museums in the country and is located in Exeter, Rhode Island. Exhibits include traditional crafts, such as ash splint baskets and locally made dolls, historical archives dating back to the 1880s,[1] culture and important indigenous figures. The museum's grounds include a wetu (traditional domed hut) and a traditional Three Sisters garden with corn, beans and squash. There is also a forest and an outdoor Friendship Circle.

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