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

Loom-woven & overlaid spot-stitched beadwork, geometric & floral designs in beadwork, functional pocket, cotton lined, 5 loom-woven beadwork tabs

Loom-woven strap & pocket bead panels with printed cotton lining, overlay stitched floral beadwork on black velveteen, fringed with 12 beaded tabs

Overlaid spot stitch appliqué beadwork of curvilinear floral, stem & leaf beadwork on white field, faceted tube beads with yarn fringe, non-functional pocket

Beadwork panels, overlaid spot stitch applique, multicoloured florals, pocket stitched shut, 9 tabs with doubled yarn tassels, top edge, green bead loops

Loom-woven & overlay-stitched beadwork, missing straps, functional pocket, bias tape edging, 8 silk ribbon & tube bead tabs & yarn tassels

Stylized floral design of loom-woven beadwork on a white field, stitched on black velveteen, bias tape edged, 8 tabs with red & blue yarn tassels

Loom-woven seed bead strap & panels, silk ribbon edging, otter-tail & diamond beaded overlay trim, functional pocket; 9 beaded tabs, pony beads & yarn tassels

Loom-woven seed bead geometric and otter-tail design, silk ribbon & bias tape edging, functional lined pocket, 21 beaded tabs, yarn strands with tube beads

Overlaid spot stitch appliqué, multi-coloured floral seed bead design, bias tape & silk ribbon edging, tube beads & round plastic pony beads on red yarn tassels

Solid beaded strap from a bandolier bag, edged in red bias tape, overlay stitched floral design on a white field, backed with a grey, black, beige, and red printed fabric

Flower & leaf seed bead motif on white field, overlay stitched beadwork, black velveteen, zig-zag border, functional pocket, green tube beads & yarn tassels

Loom-woven beadwork on a white field, geometric design with diamonds, triangles, and arrows

Overlay stitched beaded panels, non-functional pocket with beaded symmetry, edged with green & blue twill tape, 10 geometric tabs with doubled red yarn tassels

Bandolier of geometric floral loom-woven beadwork on a white field, green bias tape trim, black velveteen panel, pouch closed, 8 tabs with yarn tufts

Bandolier, geometric loom-woven beadwork on a white field, overcast stitched beaded 4-petaled flowers, functional pocket, beaded tabs, end with tube beads

Haudenosaunee hide moccasin with geometric quillwork motifs on front and cuffs and beadwork trim on edge of cuffs. Constructed from a single piece of hide, with center-seam on front and on heel. Seneca-style construction and motifs (W.C.). Acquired by Haffenreffer in 1928; original maker and

Haudenosaunee style beaded Chatelaine bag, purchased in May 1928 by Foster Saville at Marblehead, Massachusetts, for Haffenreffer collection. Front and back have same beaded floral motif. Possibly late 19th- early 20th century (W.C.). Item also purchased with object IDs 1/1 and 1/3.

Haudenosaunee beaded Chatelaine-style bag, circa 19th century. Both sides of the bag are beaded in the same floral motif. Purchased in Marblehead, Massachusetts, by Foster Saville in May 1928 (along with objects 1/2 and 1/3). (Source: Catalog data)

Haudenosaunee wooden cradleboard from Onondaga reservation, New York. Board had notched top and a wool stroud wrapper with red tape around edges. Side supports, bow and foot-board have carved figures and symbols. Back of board has a piece of paper that reads "Onondaga Cradle Board