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ornament  

Unidentified ornament made from animal hide and adorned with colourful quill work and two metal cones. The original use of this object is unknown. Likely from the Eastern Great Lakes based on the materials and quill work style.

burden strap  

Burden strap made from dyed moosehair and vegetable fibre with white bead edging. Features a geometric pattern that is characteristic of the Huron-Wendat. Dates to the 18th century.

pouch  

Painted hide pouch with woven porcupine quill work or woven vegetable fire, and metal cone adornment with dyed moosehair. The painted imagery features what appears to be stars and human figures. Pouch strap is dyed tanned hide with more quill work and metal cones. The

string of beads  

String of colourful beads on a thread, with a metal ring tied to the end. This unusual object may be an example of a sample of glass beads brought over from Europe to be traded with Indigenous people on the Great Lakes.

string of beads  

String of colourful beads on a thread secured with a knot. Features round beads and tube beads in various colours. Tube beads features multiculoured lines. This unusual object may be a sample of glass beads brought over from Europe to be traded with Indigenous people

sash  

Black finger woven sash with interwoven white zigzag beadwork. Haudenosaunee or Anishinaabe in origin.

pouch  

Tanned hide pouch with woven vegetable fibre and some porcupine quill work. The zigzag motif is strongly represented and well constructed. The top of the pouch is missing its drawstring closure, and there may have been metal cones adorning the bottom of the pouch, but

pouch  

Tanned hide pouch with woven porcupine quill work or woven vegetable fire, and metal cone adornment with dyed moosehair. The imagery in the woven work may possibly be a thunderbird. Pouch is secured with drawstring made of hide. The materials and pattern in the quill/vegetable

Cuffs  

Symmetrical black velvet cuffs with beaded flower & leaf designs, using a two row stem pattern, twisted blue yarn strands on outer edges

Tea Cozy  

Unfinished tea cozy demonstrates symmetrical floral designs but not a mirroring of the pattern, Incomplete panel has paper pattern of beading outline

Leggings  

Pair of hand sewn red stroud leggings with beaded blue satin ribbon border & horizontal 3 row stem designs, white bead zigzag pattern 2/3 up outer edge

Pouch, shoulder  

Beaded shoulder pouch, double panel design with flowered beading and zigzag outline, panels separated by a beaded violet silk ribbon applique, narrow navy stroud strap

Bag  

Two overlaid spot appliqué floral beaded pattern panels on cloth, beaded strap, green silk edges with loops of semi-transparent beads

roach  

Roach (head ornament) made of a red and yellow dyed animal fur.

headdress  

Headdress adorned with feathers and quillwork along the band. The pattern is characteristic of the Huron-Wendat, though the amount of feather loss makes the nation difficult to identify.

pouch  

Dark tanned hide pouch with porcupine quill work pattern. Pattern features long lines and a zig-zag pattern. Materials and style are characteristic of the Huron-Wendat.