Knee length cotton skirt for wearing under a wool skirt (part of a girl’s costume, with 3052/1-8). Made of thick, cream coloured cotton, with an elasticised waist. The bottom hem is embellished with a thick panel of white cutwork in a floral design, and includes over-embroidery in shiny white thread.

Long sleeved blouse (part of a girl’s costume, with 3052/2-8). Made of thick, cream coloured cotton, with wide sleeves heavily embroidered in diagonal lines in a deep purple and yellow flower motif on a green background. The cuffs are embroidered with cutwork. The neck is a ‘v’ style, with embroidered collar similar to the motifs on the sleeves. The hem of the blouse is cut slightly longer on the outside.

Dance belt. Consists of central wooden plaque (part a), slightly concave, and two separate flat pieces that sit on the right (part b) and on the left (part c). Central portion is frontal face with clenched teeth and bulging eyes. Sides pieces are carved with serpent-like heads with protruding tongues, seen in profile. Pieces may originally have been joined with cloth strips. Metal loops on the back of each panel for hanging.

Triple whistle made of three single whistle parts of equal length which are now rebound as two separate pieces (parts a-b). Part a consists of two parts bound together with cord; part b is the third matching part from the other side, which is now detached. The outer pieces are rectangular in cross section while the middle piece is square in cross section. All three pieces are bound with cord near their outer ends and middle. Upper portions of each whistle are painted blue, as is the binding at that end. The middle and left side pieces (part a) are bound together at their tapered ends with white cord. The right side piece (part b) shows past evidence (indented cord marks) of being bound at the end. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there are hollowed areas through each tapered end, through to the cut out rectangular holes.

replica Plains Indian war club

Cultus Lake Indian Festival - 1950's in front of Willow Avenue, Cultus (DEACCESSIONED - Transfered to SRRMC Library and Archives)

carving, totem pole