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Large, elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border, coiled handle attached with rawhide, and rope handle. Parallel slat base and body construction reinforced with stitches at edges. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design on long sides of five deep 'v's in black cherry bark, three filled in with red cherry bark; and on short sides, a 'v' shape "cluster of flies" beside an inverted v, all in red cherry bark. Rim has intervals of two black cherry bark stitches.
Small apron, or pubic cover. Band is beaded with a red and white lozenge pattern on a blue background. Long fringe, mainly of white and black beads, with one blue and three red beads on each strand.
Spear with triangular-shaped steel spearhead that has a central ridge and has been decorated with undulating low relief lines along the length of its shaft. The end of the spear shaft is secured within the top of the broken wooden shaft with strips of hide.
Leather whip with overall cylindrical shape that tapers to a point. Hole at butt end. Dark brown in colour.
Cable-backed, recurve bow made of five pieces of wood bound together with cords of braided sinew and strips of skin. A thick band of braided sinew wound with a strip of skin runs the length of the bow on the outer side of the curve. Bowstring is also made of braided sinew.
Hooded coat (kalerak, or anorak) made of strips of scraped intestine. The body of the coat is made of vertical strips that extend into the hood. The arms are made of vertically sewn strips (vertical when arms are spread). The rim of the hood is lined with a cotton casing through which a thread is strung. The strips are sewn together with a dark blue cotton thread, thus accentuating the seams. A patch of intestine has been sewn onto the coat below the right arm. The bottom and the sleeves are trimmed with narrow strips of seal skin.
Pair of brown and off-white caribou skin mittens made from two pieces on the palm side, one large piece on the back of the hand as well as a rectangular piece across the base on the back of the hand, and another piece for the cuff.
Woman's inner coat, or parka, with a long tail, extended hood, and an elongated flap protruding from the hem at front; light tan colour. Fur inside. (Note: photo shows inner and outer coats together, A2.516-17.)
Plain bow drill. The bow (part a) is a long curved bone piece with a band of skin stretched across and going through a hole at each end of the curved piece and knotted. The antler drill (part b) has a cylindrical handle which has a section cut out at an angle near the bottom end and a rectangular metal point at the opposite end which has a hole through its end that is near the handle.
Plain curved piece with a long loose band of skin going across and through a hole at each end of the curved piece down around which it coils.