Knowledge Sharing Platform

This bag with strap is made of tanned deerskin with two panels and gusseted side gore. The front and back panels of the bag are ornamented in geometric designs in single quill and zigzag band techniques. The strap is decorated with appliquéd silk ribbon and

Haudenosaunee gustoweh made of blue woollen cloth, with scalloped headband made of cotton twill lined with polished cotton. The headband is ornamented with raised beadwork in bird, floral, berry, and frond motifs. Six cut feathers and one full feather with fluff are inserted at the

Haudenosaunee moccasins made of commercially tanned hide lined with muslin. Cuffs and inset vamps made of brown velvet and ornamented with glass beads.

Great Lakes finger woven bag made of natural vegetable fibre, possible red-dyed vegetable fibre and possible dark blue wool yarn. In poor condition, but one side appears to have had a linked chevron pattern, a reference to Underwater Panther.

Great Lakes finger woven bag made of vegetable fibre and buffalo hair. On one side is a Thunderbird with three linked diamond motifs; on the other side is an Underwater Panther.

Great Lakes finger woven bag made of vegetable fibre and buffalo hair, with hide thong tie. On one side is a Thunderbird with three diamond motifs; on the other side are two rows of parallel forms that appear serpentine (RP).

Anishinaabe wooden model cradleboard. Made by Joe Ettawageshik, Odawa, from Harbor Springs, Michigan in 1910. Label on the back written by Frank Ettawageshik in 1937 indicates that this is a reproduction of a model cradle that was once used as a toy by a young

Floral stem & leaf seed bead design on white field strap & pocket, pocket panel on black velveteen, tan bias tape edging, looped tube beads with yarn tassels

Loosely woven bag made of knotted sinew, with leather ties at top. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan (1840s).

Woven burden strap made by a Seneca individual and collected by Lewis Henry Morgan.

Small boat carved in wood for snow boat game. Label affixed to top reads "snow boat / used in game / Seneca - Iroquois / 1848". Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan.

Necklace constructed of braided strands of sweetgrass, with beaded sweetgrass discs sewn around the circumference. Beadwork features symmetrical geometric designs. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan circa 1840s. Seneca origin.

Hair ornament or roach made of hawk and golden eagle feathers and hide thong. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan circa 1840s.

Double-lobed shot pouch constructed of tanned hide, with porcupine quillwork embroidered on front panel and trimmed with metal "tinklers" along bottom edge. Symmetrical geometric design is made with natural quills and dyed quills in red ochre and black. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan circa 1840s

Set of four discs made of woven sweetgrass. Each disc is has beaded symmetrical designs on wool and silk ribbon backing, appliqued on one side. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan from a Seneca artist, circa 1840s.

Harness or open vest constructed of silk ribbon and trimmed with glass beads. Center has criss-cross straps and heart-shaped applique. Part of Lewis Henry Morgan collection originally bequeathed to the University of Rochester.

Overlay-stitched floral stem & leaf seed bead design on white field, red bias tape edging, black velveteen separates components, pocket non-functional, yarn tassels

Overlay stitched beadwork, floral, stem and leaf design on a white field, blue bias tape edging, pocket non-functional

Overlay stitched stem & leaf design on white field pocket panel with white zigzag border, red & purple bias tape edging, 'X'-motif loom-woven bead tabs, yarn & tube bead tassels

Overlay stitched floral, stem & leaf design beadwork on white field, bias tape edging, striped cotton lining, pocket non-functional, looped tube bead & yarn tassels