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pouch  

Beaded velveteen pouch with beaded bird and flower motifs. Flap closure. Mohawk.

bag  

Boxy handbag whimsy with beadwork decoration: "BOX" and "1910". Stiff tubular box style, wide and deep at the bottom and tapering upward to a rectangular top opening.Constructed of one large section forming the front, the curved bottom, and the back. Strap is beaded. Mohawk.

bag  

Black leather pouch with original strap. Bag features quillwork decor and metal tinklers with fur. Some tinklers are loose and some are missing. Mohawk, possibly also Delaware or Miami.

bag  

Pouch ornamented with quill work and metal tinklers. Dakota and Mohawk.

knife sheath  

Black leather quill ornamented knife sheath. Double lobed. Mohawk or Potawatomi.

tikinaagan  

This cradleboard is made of a wooden plank and leather strips to fastened the plank to the crossbar and a fabric cover. It has a curve crossbar to protect the baby from being injured if the cradleboard falls. Its exterior is made from blue velvet

káhrhon cradleboard  

The headboard and footrest are fastened to the frame with sinew. The wooden back is long and narrow. The reverse side of the cradleboard (káhrhon) has carvings and paintings of flowers, stems, and symmetrical motifs.

knife sheath  

Black leather quill ornamented knife sheath. Menominee and Mohawk.

knife sheath  

Black leather quill ornamented knife sheath. Has three metal tinklers at the edge and a woven yarn carrying strap. Menominee and Mohawk.

knife sheath  

Black leather quill ornamented knife sheath with two metal tinklers. Third tinkler has fallen off. Mohawk.

pouch  

Black leather pouch, rectangular with triangular tip. Quillwork of animals and humans. Mohawk.

sash of Metacomet  

Narrow sash made from red wool that incorporates blue wool and nearly 1900 white glass beads embroidered using plant fiber to create a curvilinear design. The selvedges, or edges of the fabric which include wax resist lines, are visible at the edges of the belt

bag  

Woven bag, rectangular, depicting thunderbirds with blue, red, black, and tan geometric designs.

moccasin  

Suede moccasin with centre seam and quillwork. Ankle flap features metal tubes with hair beneath quillwork patterns. Haudenosaunee, pre-1812. Possibly from the region around Lake Erie.

bag  

Bag, woven vegetable fiber string, braided opening, geo. and zoomorphic designs.

tikinaagan  

This toy cradleboard is a rectangular wooden plank with curved crossbar, and fabric used to secure the doll in place.

moccasins  

Moccasins made of bucksin with moosehair embroidery. Horsehair contained in small metal tubes can be found around the ankle flaps. Designs and materials indicate they are Haudenosaunee, but moosehair work indicates possibly Huron.

bag  

Hide bag with fine quill work design on pouch and metal adjustment on strap. Buckle is missing. Haudenosaunee, possibly Seneca in origin.

child's doll in a cradleboard  

This item is a doll in ribboned wrappings. The wrappings fasten the doll to the cradleboard. The doll's head is corn husk with a painted face. Notably, the face is light complected and edged with frilly lace. Red fabric strips are wrapped around the crossbar.

club, war  

Club, carved handle, perforated, round ball head. PMAE catalogue record states this is a "very powerful object"