Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Flap is beaded with black, white and blue glass and metal beads. Front is painted with diamonds in red and black, sides of pouch have red and blue lines. Front has two small ties. Back of pouch has skin ties, knotted.
Bronze stylus consisting of a flat body that begins with a point, expands, then tapers back in to form the handle.
Woven and braided horshair in bands of black and beige chevron, plain white band, orange and black double band of chevrons, a plain white band, and black and white cheron. Tassels are white blue and black. Heads of tassels and ends of headband are woven in plain horsehair.
Beaded, triangular shaped unsmoked skin bag with a fringe, a thin skin handle and a slight opening at the top. The front has a beaded design consisting of multicoloured squared sections creating a geometric pattern in pink, blue, yellow, black, red, and green. The back has a beaded edge of black, yellow, pink, blue and green.
Beaded fabric hat with a semi-spherical top and downturned brim, covered in circular, cylindrical and spherical beads which create a triangular pattern (dark green, green, navy, blue, light blue, brown, dark brown, yellow, dark yellow, pink, white and black). Numerous strips of fabric covered with blue and orange elongated rectangular beads hang from the edge of the brim. Two beaded bird figures made out of purple fabric are mounted on top of the bowl of the hat. The outside fabric of the hat is a green and beige plaid pattern and the inside is black with beige face prints.
Hide bag with a square central pouch, long hide fringe along the bottom, and a long opening flap with six finger-like ends. Central pouch is covered with multicoloured geometric beading. Upper flap has clear beads sewn along the edges. Ochre has been rubbed into the skin.
Unpainted wooden plaque with calligraphy written vertically down the front.
Clay is molded over the skull to form facial features with cowrie shells used for the eyes. Decorated with dark brown-black curled human hair. Mostly red with some black paint used to accentuate and to decorate the facial features with circular lines, curvi-linear lines, and large dots. Twisted corded fibre is attached through and around the ears.
Birch bark basket with pentagonal base and round rim with looped edging. Upper sides are decorated with an etched floral design. Flat lid with central loop handle rests on three bark loops that protruded inward just below rim. Lid has etched scalloping around its edge.
Pigment of white powder in a clear plastic bag which is closed by wrapping its end around itself. It is wrapped in light white-yellow paper with red lettering.