), ▁an ▁arch ae ologist , ▁established ▁the ▁Amer ind ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Amer ind ▁Foundation ' s ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁T uc son ▁architect ▁Mer ritt ▁St ark we ather ▁and ▁contains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁collections ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁eth n ological ▁artifact s ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁s izable ▁research ▁library . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Foundation ' s ▁literature , ▁" Amer ind " ▁is ▁a ▁contra ction ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁" American " ▁and ▁" Ind ian ". ▁ ▁Museum ▁exhib its ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁permanent ▁exhib its ▁include ▁arch ae ological ▁artifact s ▁from ▁the ▁Amer ind ▁property ▁by ▁founder ▁William ▁Sh ir ley ▁F ult on ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁director ▁Charles ▁C . ▁Di ▁P eso , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁items ▁found ▁at ▁Di ▁P eso ▁at ▁Cas as ▁Grand es , ▁Ch ih u ah ua , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁other ▁exc av ations . ▁ ▁The ▁objects ▁include ▁weapons , ▁tools , ▁b ask ets , ▁sand als , ▁cord age ▁of ▁human ▁hair , ▁and ▁cloth . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁eth n ographic ▁items ▁from ▁different ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁r anging ▁from ▁Al aska ▁to ▁South ▁America . ▁Items ▁on ▁display ▁include ▁j ew el ry , ▁b ask ets , ▁weapons , ▁cr ad le ▁bo ards , ▁religious ▁artifact s , ▁figur ative ▁items , ▁cer am ics ▁and ▁pot tery , ▁and ▁art