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Circular drum (a) made from deer hide stretched over circular wooden frame with seven lengths of cord meeting at back. A hand-hold is created at the back from cloth. The wooden rim is steamed, bent, and nailed. The drum is painted with two eagles and a man wearing Plains-style headdress and clothing. The matching drum stick (b) is carved and has a cloth head secured by off-white string. Some brown cord is also wrapped around the handle.
Rattle in the shape of an eagle with inlayed abalone shell eyes and a face carved on its underside. The wings that extend upward from the top of the body have bird's heads depicted along their proximal edges, and defined feathers. The body of the bird is incised with crescent-shaped and short straight lines. The hooked beak is also engraved with a crescent shape. The face on the underside of the bird has an open mouth with eight visible teeth, and two oval-shaped eyes which are outlined and capped with eyebrows. A faint line is visible along the lower portion of the bird where the two pieces were glued together after the pebbles were inserted. The rattle has a dark brown finish. The letter "A" is carved on top of the eagles head with an oval shape directly below it.
Engraved, gold plated pin converted to a pendant. Design has an irregular outline. In the centre of the pin is an inverted shield shape with a small ring at the proximal end. A curvi-linear shape, with bilateral symmetry, extends across the centre of this inverted shield. The design is abstract. Two sets of engraved lines parallel the edges of these two components creating a decorative finish. The back has a flat finish.
Undecorated silver ring, flat and tapered. Band of ring widens on one side, and the surface has two parallel defacing marks; previously split and mended on interior surface.
Small, flat, disc-shaped spindle whorl with central hole. Made of laminated wood (three layers) with no surface decoration. Five small holes, stained black at their edges from contact with metal, surround the central hole. Yellow-brown in colour.
Silver bracelet with engraved American eagle and floral design. Eagle has downward curving beak and both wings spread wide. Cross-hatching design in background, and floral shapes flanking the central figure. A slim undecorated border around the edges. The ends are slightly tapered and close with a metal hook clasp that also has the floral design.
Wooden carved dance knife, painted brown. Carved with a hilt and disc shape finial on the end of the handle. The blade widens in the centre then narrows to a point.
Horn spoon with elongated bowl which curves upwards to become the handle. The tip of the horn has been bent downwards creating a finial for the handle. The bowl of the spoon is an opaque yellowish-brown colour with dark brown striations. The handle is dark brown. The exterior of the spoon has a rough texture.
Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and splint overcast rim construction. Partial beading and imbrication. The sides feature a series of vertical bands (seven stitches wide) in red with cat-tail grass alternating with black-dyed bark with cat-tail. Between these vertical bands are small beaded figures per section in alternate red and black cherry bark (one side only). The end has two patterns, one in red and the other in black. The rim is beaded (1:1 ratio) in black.
Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and a flat braid (three strand) rim with looped braiding at the head end. Decorated with partial beading: four slat rows of beading near the front with four beaded rows per slat. Design features a series of chevron figures each with four beaded rows in red or black cherry bark alternating with similar cat-tail grass bands. Also five groups of four beaded pyramid forms each in red cherry cotton print material for fastenings.