A woman's apron that has a wide band of densely embroidered multi-coloured flowers, strawberries, and leaves on black glazed chintz which is printed with off-white vertical stripes of penny rose motifs (five hearts in a circle to form a stylized flower). Hem trimmed with wide off-white lace that has dark red and green inserts. Gathered onto a waistband which is trimmed with metallic lacy braid. Off-white cotton twill tape sewn to waistband for ties.

Plain wooden spindle with a thin, unadorned wooden whorl near the top; white thread-like fibre is wound around the shaft beneath the spindle.

A wide light brown felt bracelet with beadwork on one side. "FORT MCPHERSON" spelled out in red beads diagonally across the middle with a dark blue and a light blue flower, both with orange centres and green leaves at either sides and trimmed with a line of dark blue and a line of orange beads.

A cream-coloured and brown tipped feather headdress with a beadwork head band. The bottom ends of the feathers are wrapped with red fabric and string and attached to the beadwork head band with brown leather loops. The beadwork head band has a white background and a pattern of alternating dark blue crosses and multi-coloured triangles with a dark blue centre surrounded by lines of green, light blue, and red.

One rawhide skin moccasin with the sole sewn on and sewn up the back. Fringe at back and on tongue. Cotton binding on top of ankle pieces. Beaded on top with a large green triangle from which emanates two dark blue protrusions on a light blue background outlined with dark blue. The sides are beaded with red triangles having a yellow centre and outlined with dark blue on a light blue background.

Round, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from a circular birch bark panel with a white, green and pink leaf design of stitched porcupine quills in the centre and alternating white and pink quills around the rim. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Flat, round mat with a central, circular birch bark panel. Birch bark panel was originally embroidered with a quill work pattern, from which most quills are now gone; rim of panel is ringed with pink quills. Encircling the central panel are alternating bands--three and two, respectively--of coiled and zigzagging open work sweet grass, all stitched with black thread.

Flat, round mat with a central, circular birch bark panel. Birch bark panel was originally embroidered with a white, four-leafed quill work pattern, from which most quills are now gone. Encircling the central panel are alternating bands--three and two, respectively--of coiled and zigzagging open work sweet grass, all stitched with black thread.

Shrine made of copper, with repousse floral designs on front. Back inserted into front, held in place with hide strip threaded through two flattened loops on each side. Top shaped like rounded double arch. Glass insert in corresponding shape with ceramic image of human-like deity inside. Pieces of coloured cloth or paper below image.

Diamond-shaped, decorative hood for a horse, densely embellished with embroidery that the black cotton background textile is all but obscured. The embroidered design is laid out on a grid of squares, with alternating mirrors and floral motifs in the cells of the grid; pompoms and glass beads are scattered through the design field. Two large, circular openings near the top of the piece are bordered with rows of mirrors alternating with circular embroidered motifs. There is a similar border of mirrors and circular motifs around all four edges of the piece. Fragments of fibre tie cords are attached to the top corner and at the sides, near the circular openings. There are remnants of a fringe of clear glass beads on all four edges. The piece is lined with red, white and black machine printed cotton textile, which has come loose in many places. Overall colour is maroon, lilac, black and gold.