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Set of garters. Made from deer dew claws strung on hide thong. Lewis Henry Morgan collection.

A pair of Huron-Wendat mitts made of dark brown dyed deerskin decorated with moosehair embroidery, with red woollen cloth cuffs and possibly sealskin(?) or other type of fur edging. These may not be part of the Huron-Wendat outfit at the National Museum of Denmark due

A pair of Huron-Wendat leggings with garters made of dark brown, possibly walnut dyed(?) deerskin, ornamented with moosehair embroidery, with metal cone and moosehair fringe along the outer side seem. Likely part of a Huron-Wendat outfit at the National Museum of Denmark.

A Huron-Wendat shoulder bag made of black dyed hide, ornamented with moosehair embroidery in floral motifs, and fringe of tin cones with dyed moosehair. The bag opens and has a silk-covered button enclosure. This is an extraordinary example of this type of bag.

A Huron-Wendat finger woven sash, or ceinture fléchée, made of dyed wool with interwoven white seed beads in chevron pattern. At each end are woven braids with beads and wool ties. Likely part of a Huron-Wendat outfit at the National Museum of Denmark.

A Huron-Wendat coat, or capote, with gusseted back made with white blanket wool. Red wool cloth bound with silk ribbon and embroidered with moosehair is sewn at the collar, epaulettes and cuffs, with an edging of tin cones with dyed moosehair along the peak of

A shoulder bag made of green woollen cloth and straps with silk tassels. The bag has a beaded front and straps each ornamented differently.

A beaded moss bag made of sewn woollen worsted fabric, with velvet strip and glass beads in floral motifs along the front opening, and hide thong ties used for lacing.

A possibly Haudenosaunee, Seneca finger woven sash, or ceinture fléchée made of wool with interwoven white seed beads in ottertail pattern and beaded edging. At each end are woven braids with beads and loose wool ties.

Two Haudenosaunee burden straps made of nettlestalk fibre with woven central bands of dyed nettlestalk and glass bead edging. The central band on one burden strap is ornamented with moosehair in false embroidery applied in a linked diamond design.

A Haudenosaunee, possibly Mohawk(?), cradleboard with cloth wrapper, fancy curved hoop and elaborately carved and painted back. The designs on the back of the cradleboard include a bear, a bird, berries and flowers blooming from a common central stem, and a flower pot.

A Haudenosaunee, possibly Seneca(?), wooden cradleboard and woven strap, with beaded red stroud outer wrapper and cornhusk doll with human hair and calico dress. The cradleboard is ornamented with chip carving and paint on the curved hoop, cross bar, and side support brackets. Glass beads

A pair of Huron-Wendat dolls, male and female with baby in a cradleboard, and sled, made of wood with painted faces. The woman wears a calico dress, wool hood and leggings, and woollen blanket, with baby on her back. The man wears a woollen cloth

Two Huron-Wendat birchbark mats embroidered with moose hair. One mat is decorated with floral motifs, the other with a scene of a fox with a bird.

A Huron-Wendat fan made of birchbark, ornamented on one side with moosehair embroidery in floral motifs.

A Huron-Wendat feathered fan with peacock feathers. The handle is made of birchbark ornamented with moosehair embroidery, both sides depicting a scene of person smoking with floral and tree motifs.

A Huron-Wendat case, possibly a cigar case, made of black dyed deerskin with birchbark liner. Ornamented on all visible sides with moosehair embroidery in floral motifs, with border of porcupine quills in zigzag band on both sides of the lid.

A Huron-Wendat moosehair embroidered birchbark rectangular case, possibly a calling card case(?), ornamented on all sides with scenes of people, trees, birds and animals.

A Huron-Wendat moosehair embroidered birchbark cylindrical case, possibly a cigar case(?), ornamented in floral motifs.

A Huron-Wendat moosehair embroidered birchbark cigar case with scenes of figures smoking, gathering fruit, and hunting.