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A red-faced mask with yellow spots and painted black hair and eyebrows, with a hole made underneath each, and lips. The nose is big with cut-out nostrils. There is a fibrous hairpiece with leather-like lining attached by string going through holes along the top of the mask. There are several other small holes along the sides of the mask.
Pair of boots made of brown and white caribou skin with the fur on, with soles made of dehaired seal skin. The soles are boat-like with vertical crimps. Between the sole and upper section of the foot a red-brown dyed narrow strip of dehaired skin is inserted all around. The leg section consists of white caribou fur with vertical brown caribou panels on either side of the leg. The front of the leg section and the vamp are made out of a single piece of fur. The top of the boots are lined with horizontal bands of white caribou fur and brown dyed dehaired skin. The band of brown skin is decorated with circular and semi-circular motifs of yellow-white cotton thread. The tops of the boots have a casing of brown dehaired skin through which a cotton cord is strung. On either side of the boots a long strip of dehaired caribou skin is attached into the seam of the sole.
A dark brown bag with white edges. The front and back have a designed weave pattern of blue, yellow, green, red, and white. The sides have a diamond-shaped design of red, green, yellow, and blue. The bag is lined inside, possibly with a synthetic fabric.
A loom with a lightly coloured wood bow which curves and has a tan hide piece attached at one end and the strings for the weaving tied at the other end. One piece of bark separates the strings from each other as they are threaded through its holes, and another piece of bark is used to compress the quills used to create the weave design. The weave pattern alternates between yellow squares with a blue inner line and a green outer line, and green and red squares witha yellow inner line and a blue outer line. The background is white with a red line along the edges. The back of the hide reads "Dorothy Minoza / Fort ____ / N. W. T. / April 24/77"
One of two fragments (part a) demonstrating fur decoration. The sampler has alternating strips of white and brown caribou fur sewn together with sinew. The stitching is visible on the back. There is one finished edge.
Women’s inner coat, or parka, of caribou skin with fur on the inside. The coat has a close fitting hood and narrow shoulders. It is calf length and flares at the bottom. A narrow red band of fabric is sewn along the hem.
Man’s inner coat, or parka, of caribou fur. The coat is waist length, has a long back flap and a close fitting, slightly pointed, hood. The hood is trimmed with white fur. On the skin side along the hem and the hood a green curved tape of cloth is sewn. The coat is yellow-white with patches of brown fur.
Devil mask. Long narrow-faced mask, mainly black in colour; the horns are brown-black coloured, are turn inwards. Below the left horn a skin ear is upturned, while on the right, a skin ear is down-turned. Two eyes are slanted on a diagonal, are outlined in red and have black and white pupils. Around the perimeter and down to the snout are two snakes that have black, yellow, red, and white alternating stripes of colour. The nose on the snout is upturned and is yellow in colour. The mouth is open and has two white coloured pieces on either side of the corners of the mouth. There are four white coloured teeth on the bottom and the top of the gums.
Women’s outer coat, or parka, of brown caribou fur. The coat has a large elongated hood and very broad angular shoulders. The coat is waist length and has a long rectangular back tail and a small narrow rectangular front flap. The hemline, hood opening and front of sleeves are trimmed with white fur. On the forearms of the sleeves two white bands of fur are inserted. On the back two narrow triangular pieces of white fur and a tiny tuft of white fur are inserted. To the top of the back four caribou ears are attached with two white tassels of fur hanging from the ear tips. A paired tassel of white fur is attached to the right shoulder on the front. Paired narrow fringes are hanging from the back of the hood and along the hemline. The back of the coat is enlarged through the insertion of an extra piece of fur. To the rim of the hood a white label and a metal button are attached.
Pair of women’s outer leggings (part a-b) of caribou fur with the fur to the outside. The leggings have a close fit for the foot and ankle and expand like a funnel reaching above the knee at the back of the leg and tapering up on the front to form a thong that can be looped over the belt of the trousers. The top edge and the area above the ankle are decorated with alternating strips of white caribou fur and black and red dyed strips of dehaired skin. The feet are made of the legskins of the caribou.