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By LISA G. CURRIE
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Shops featuring authentic totem poles, hand-beaded skirts and feather headdresses are not uncommon in the Southwestern United States - but finding one in Rappahannock County is.
The Trading Post, located on U.S. 211 just west of Washington, specializes in authentic American Indian artwork and crafts.
“What we have here is an outlet for Indian artwork,” owner Bernice Myers said of her shop, a log cabin style building which houses “a pretty good representation of all tribes,” including wall hangings, pottery, clothing, cultural items and jewelry, ranging in price from $1 to several thousands of dollars.
“There are not that many outlets for Indian art," Mrs. Myers said. “We are getting the pieces into the marketplace."
And business is booming.
Mrs. Myers had her first shop in the old Toll House, a few hundred yards west of the shop’s present site. -
Unprepared for her immediate success, Mrs. Myers said she was surprised and pleased when the shop outgrew its first building in just 18 months.
“I had never done anything like this in my life," she said of her business venture. She added that she doesn't think of the time she spends buying and selling as work, “but more of a way to help those in need. I had no idea that I would have a store" when she began collecting: In
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