Eiteljorg Museum Store

White River Trader is the museum store for the Eiteljorg, but it’s larger and more high-​end than most. While they don’t like being called a «gift shop» (I guess it sounds too down-​scale for their taste?), it is a great place to buy gifts, most notably jewelry. There’s some beautiful Native American and Southwestern-​made jewelry in here, with stones that are somewhat unusual in the Midwest: turquoise, coral, lapis, spiny oyster shell, etc. Most pieces are reasonably priced, but there are a few crafted by famous and/​or deceased jewelers that reach into the tens of thousands. Naturally, they’ve been around for years and are only for true collectors, but they’re still amazing to look at. I also covet some of the coffee table books they have about Native American jewelers and their craft. I never realized what amazing art jewelry can be until I looked at those. Stunning!
WRT also carries some clothing, Pendleton bags and blankets, soaps, candies, and other small novelty items. There’s a large and very cute children’s section near the back of the store.