Search the Collections  Collections Management Section  Curation Section  Conservation Section Home / Artifacts / Curation Section / Community History Objects related to community history tell the stories of North Carolinians of diverse social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Highlights of the collection include Artifacts associated with slavery, such as a slave cabin slave shackles cotton and rice-winnowing baskets Artifacts that represent the continuing struggles and accomplishments of North Carolina's African American community, such as a slate used in a freedmen's school equipment used by an African American fire brigade in the late 1800s an early-twentieth century photograph of a community baptism segregation-era furniture from an African American resort buttons worn during the Civil Rights movement Artifacts that document Indian communities in the state, such as a nineteenth-century Cherokee booger mask used in community dances a set of Cherokee ballgame (stickball) sticks from the early 1900s a Lumbee drinking gourd early-twentieth-century photographs of members of the Lumbee tribe and their homes in Robeson County Artifacts that interpret the growing diversity of North Carolina, such as a piñata made for a family celebration in Johnston County items associated with the Hmong community various Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist objects Contact a specialist in Community History at ncmoh@ncmail.net or 919-807-7961. FAQs How Can I Donate an Artifact to the Museum? Artifact Wish List: What Is the Museum Looking For? Can the Museum Appraise Objects for Me?