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A bundle of tassels, or fringe from a garment that has been cut off and tied together. The tassels are made from lengths of skin wrapped in porcupine quill and ending with copper cones and very coarse hair. The catalogue card states this is a bunch of Indian bells which probably resulted from the fact the tassels are partly made from small copper cones which jingle when shaken (G.Crowther).; Good.The cones are made of iron not copper
Buckskin jacket with quill work and fringe. The jacket has a fur collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening. The centre opening and bottom hem have scalloped edges with small tabs. There are rectangular panels of fine quill work on the shoulders, cuffs and tops of the fringe. The fringe is around the upper back, shoulders, sleeves and sides. There is white fur trim on the collar and cuffs. The inside is unlined.
Single strand necklace consisting of an alternating pattern of two red and black seeds, one large black and white seed in between sections of bird quill.
Rectangular hide belt covered with multicoloured quillwork and lined along either edge with a row of white beads. Quills dyed red, purple, white, pink, and green. Geometric design incorporating zigzags, squares, and lines of colour.
Very long skin bag with quill wrapping. Plain along the top with a red border that has red raffia. Two quill designs on the bottom with long strips of hide for the fringe as well as tin cones with red raffia within along one side. One side of the upper portion has a design that consists of a purple- and yellow- outlined bow-tie shape with an hour glass shape along the middle on a red background. The other side of the upper portion has a design that consists of four quadrants of red, purple, and white squares. The lower portion has a design on both sides that consists of a pair of vertical orange and black rectangles on a dark red background.
Headdress composed of twined cedar bark folded in half vertically and secured with a braided band near the top. Several tufts of short cedar bark strands attached at the top with off-white fibre. Decorated with a cluster of eight off-white quills. Off-white fabric straps are attached. (Note: no longer round--has been flattened.)