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Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered on the right-hand side with a narrow multicoloured, patterned vertical stripe. Several small ‘rosettes’ made of cowrie shells are scattered across the width of the main body of the apron. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced cowrie shells is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment, and below it is a parallel row of Jacob’s tears seeds. Many long strands of dark red and blue glass beads and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with Jacob’s tears seeds, are attached below these rows of shells and seeds and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.
Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow, brown and gray horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced small clam shells is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.
Plains style headdress with black felt skullcap and bright blue headband. Downy yellow-green feathers glued onto bottoms of large light white bonnet feathers with dark brown tips, and having downy white feathers in the middle wrapped in red yarn at the bottom. Feathers attached to band with a shoelace. Front of bonnet beaded with three yellow centred triangles outlined with red, dark blue, orange, brown, and light blue on a white background. Two beaded circles are at either ends of the front beaded band. The beaded circles consist of a design of four arrows pointing toward the klight blue bead centre, starting from the top and going clock-wise: red, black, red, and black, on a white background and interconnected with a light blue circular line. Four rabbit fur strips, two dangling from each side.
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.
Rifle cover made of hide with beaded panels and a 38 centimetre long twisted fringe at the stock end. The beading is symmetric at the barrel end, but different motifs are on each side at the stock end. Thinner end has same double-sided design of a red zig zag line with pink and yellow triangles on one side and with white triangles with dark brown rectangles emanating from the rim on the other side, all of which is surrounded on three sides by an outline of black bow-tie-shapes on a light blue background. Thicker end has a dark brown x-shape on a white background with two dark blue diamond shapes outlined with red on opposite ends of each other of the 'x' and with two sets of four black rectangles on opposite sides of each other of the 'x'. The other side has a yellow and light blue diamond shape outlined with red on a white background with four cross shapes, one at each corner. Thicker end is surrounded by red triangles with a central vertical yellow line on a light blue background. Pieces of red wool are woven into the ends of two lengths of fringe.
Miniature doll that has a pointed body wrapped in skin and decorated with purple beads, a small circular cream coloured head, and fine protruding hair. Head of doll is resting on a pink coloured blanket that is decorated with purple beads around its perimeter.
A tall dark brown and brown mottled feather headdress with a beadwork head band. The bottom ends of the feathers are wrapped with red fabric and green yarn and attached to the beadwork head band with brown leather. The beadwork head band has a background of white rectangles each with a design in either brown, green, or pink. Brass metal circles are attached at either sides with long orange, green, and red, and pink ribbons. There are some more feathers attached to the head band.
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 attached to the beadwork head band with black leather loops. The beadwork head band has a white background and a pattern of alternating green horizontal and vertical lines and multi-coloured triangles with an orange-red centre surrounded by lines of green, light blue, and dark blue.
Very long, narrow, black and grey textile, decorated with many horizontal rows of resist-dyed or painted red disks that are overprinted or stamped with black cross-shaped motifs, like petals of a flower. Sections woven with wool or goat hair yarns alternate with sections woven with cotton yarns. Long black fringes at each end are made by tightly twisting the warp yarns.
Sleeveless dress with blue bodice and black skirt. The bodice has a v-neckline edged with floral trim. There is a black velvet band at the waist with metal hook and eye closures. The skirt is gathered in the back, plain in front. The upper inner lining is printed cotton with a stripe and floral pattern.