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For suspension in field to scare birds away.
blow pipe & darts
A pair of moccasins decorated with curvilinear designs in porcupine quillwork. The insertion of fabric into the seam joining the cuff to the moccasin body, and the sawtooth quillwork technique are design elements characteristic Cree work. Probably made in the early 19th century. In the
burden strap
string of wampum. Used as a remedy for goiter.
war club
A wooden club with a steel spike and incised lines decorating the handle. Possibly Anishaabe or Eastern Plains, made in the 18th or early 19th century. In the collections of the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. Donor unknown.
Shoulder bag made of smoked tanned deer skin with strap of woven nettle fiber with moose hair false embroidery. Three Thunderbirds are embroidered in quills on face of bag. Eastern Great Lakes, possibly Wendat, or Anishinaabe, second half of 18th c.
"brown flat" bean
Bowl, used for soup and also for plum stone game. Identifed as Ojibway.