• The ceremonial bat stand • Nostril bowls used for inhaling hallucinogens

The Carnegie Building houses the National Archeological Collection — a unique display of artifacts from St Vincent’s pre-historic past. Long before Christopher Columbus first sailed into the Caribbean, another great migration was occurring. While Roman armies were marching across Europe and Buddhism was arriving in China, Carib peoples migrated from the mainland of South America up the island chain in hollowed out canoes, arriving in St Vincent by around 160 A.D. They settled in St Vincent, with a large population centre in the Argyle area. Today the National Trust’s collection tells us a lot about how they lived, how they cooked their food, how they buried their children and what jewelry they wore. The collection is watched over by a painting of Dr Earle Kirby, a Vetenarian and archeologist who had a passion for the pre-history of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Don’t miss: • The European glass beads traded with the native peoples of St Vincent. • The ceremonial bat stand • Nostril bowls used for inhaling hallucinogens