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Carved wooden Haudenosaunee-style cradleboard (A.N.) with wooden doll and cotton beaded wrapper. Doll does not come out of board.

Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) carved wooden cradleboard with notched top; back is carved and painted with a floral motif. From St. Regis (Akwesasne Mohawk Territory) NY.

Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) carved wooden cradlboard. Carved and painted on back with floral and peacock motif. From Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, NY.

Haudenosaunee carved wooden cradleboard model with notched top and carved and painted back. Appears to be a model or for a doll as it is small in size. Similar to other cradleboards from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, NY. (W.C.)

Haudenosaunee wooden cradleboard with carved notches along top, foot-board attached and carved and painted on the back. From St. Regis reservation NY [Akwesasne] , to Dr. James S. Rowell, to George P. Rowell, to Rudolf F. Haffenreffer (catalog data)

Haudenosaunee beaded Chatelaine-style bag with silk ribbon handle and beaded fringe. Symmetrical geometric and organic design beaded on both sides of bag. Motifs appear to be Seneca (W.C.). Has a top flap opening. Made in mid-19th century (according to catalog record).

Beaded velvet purse with handle. Beaded with a floral motif on both sides. Attribution unknown (record says "Penobscot or Iroquois." Purchased in Marblehead, Massachusetts, by Foster Saville for the Haffenreffer collection in May 1928. The bag was made in early 19th century according to catalog

Haudenosaunee-style beaded pouch made of red wool stroud, silk ribbon and glass beads. Beaded on both sides with symmetrical geometric "netting" design made of diamond and zig-zag shapes. Constructed similarly to Chatelaine-style bags of the era, with flaps on either side at opening of pouch

Haudenosaunee beaded trapezoidal pouch. Possibly Seneca (W.C.). Made of brown wool stroud, lined with cotton and beaded on both sides with symmetrical geometric motifs. Circa 19th century.

Haudenosaunee-style beaded pouch (possibly Seneca- W.C.). Made of red wool stroud or felt and beaded on both sides with symmetrical geometric and floral motifs. Similar in shape to Chatelaine-style beaded bags. 19th century.

Knife sheath made of unsmoked deer skin, porcupine quills, tin cones with moosehair, blue yarn, silk ribbon, and possibly birch bark inside to maintain integrity. Quillwork has an unusual triangle pattern. Silk strap is frayed.

Burden strap (with only the central section). Made from nettle stalk fibre, moosehair, and white glass beads.

Shoulder bag made of deer skin dyed black/brown, silk ribbon, tin cones, red dyed animal hair, porcupine quills in orangy-red and white, and small white glass beads.

Shoulder bag made from deer hide smoked medium-light brown, porcupine quills, red woollen yarn and glass beads. The quillwork creates alternating square and triangular contour, inside of each has an equal armed cross and a row of triangles along the top of each band. The

Shoulder bag made from deer skin dyed dark brown, dyed porcupine quills, dyed red deer hair, and tin cones. Bag has thunderbird and fish motifs.

Shoulder bag made from deer skin, smoked and dyed dark brown, porcupine quills, metal sequins, cones, dyed deer hair, and beads. Bag features five thunderbird motifs with wampum zigzag on strap.

Pair of men's leggings and garters made with blue wool, created by Alice Poodry (Seneca), at Tonawanda Reservation, New York, 1932. Leggings and garters decorated with white and blue glass beads in geometric motif. Collected by William A. Ritchie, Curator of Anthropology, Rochester Museum of

Pair of men's leggings and garters made with blue wool, created by Alice Poodry (Seneca), at Tonawanda Reservation, New York, 1932. Leggings and garters decorated with white and blue glass beads in geometric motif. Collected by William A. Ritchie, Curator of Anthropology, Rochester Museum of

Pair of of men's leggings and garters made with blue wool, created by Alice Poodry (Seneca), at Tonawanda Reservation, New York, 1932. Leggings and garters decorated with white and blue glass beads in geometric motif. Collected by William A. Ritchie, Curator of Anthropology, Rochester Museum