Original CatalogNotes & References: POSSIBLE SOLDERDates Range: Mark/Pattern: Modern (less than 50 years old):

A skin apron decorated with bird quills and deer hooves strung in three rows on leather thongs. Together with two other smaller pieces of skin decorated in a similar manner, which are possibly an arm or leg band, and a chest piece.; Poor.

Large drum with both ends covered with skin, one of which is painted with a Corpus Christi scene. Skins are stretched and sewn around a circular-shaped twig frame, which are fitted over each end of the central orange painted wood drum, secured with another bent twig and bound with brown grass twine and leather fastenings that zigzag between the two. On the painted end, in pink, yellow, black and blue on a white background, is depicted an elaborately costumed Corpus Christi dancer, a female spectator, an official and a spotted bird.

Pair of leather dance moccasins with tassels around the ankle and lower calf. Beaded floral design on top of foot. Top of upper tassel has been edged by pinking shears and lined with purple fabric. Leather is hand-stitched. Leather laces.

Deer hooves secured to top by twine and shoelace, handgrip in blue and white painted woven canvas, with red painted twine, deer hoof rattles, lattice work hand-grip.

Bent horn that has been tied to form a rattle; cotton strips are wrapped around the handle. Lead shot is inside the rattle to make noise.

Snake-face mask with broad face and protruding cylindrical eyes. Two animal heads on top of face. A third similar animal head represents the nose of the face. Colours are red, white, and blue.

Sawbill-face mask with protruding cylindrical eyes. Two bird's heads on top of face. A third bird's head forms the nose. Painted in colours of red, white, and blue.

Long staff, pointed at the top, skinned bare of bark and branches up to 14 in. from the top where a series of 6 branches extend perpendicularly from the staff in all directions. A number of deer hooves and feathers are fastened with thongs and string around the branches. A blue nylon scarf is tied just below.