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Hodenosaunee carved wooden spoon or ladle with curved handle and bird figure, possibly a swan.

A shoulder bag of black wool with strips of commercial hide and red and white beaded motifs of concentric circles and double curves.

Powder horn with carved wood and inset mirror at the base, and straps made of red stroud with floral beadwork ending in two self-tabs. One strap is attached, the other has become detached.

A rectangular hide bag with rounded opening with porcupine quill semi-circular or dome motifs and rows of wampum beads sewn to the base.

A pair of Huron-Wendat moccasins made of blackened hide, embroidered with moose hair in stylized floral motifs, and lined with possibly a very soft glove leather. Puckered toe construction with separate cuffs and soles made of commercial hide.

A blackened deer hide shoulder bag, likely Anishinaabe, with strap missing, and fur from bag front also missing. Dyed quillwork panels ornament the deerskin around the opening of the bag, four quilled circles along the scalloped edge of the flap.

A pair of beaded Seneca style Hodenosaunee moccasins lined in cotton fabric with centre vamp seam and separate red stroud cuffs with cotton ties. Beaded motifs include quartered sun and double curve designs and zigzag lines.

Finger woven sash of red and yellow woollen yarn with interwoven white glass beads in diagonal bars, squares or diamonds, with double zigzag line border.

A possibly Huron-Wendat black dyed deer hide strap embroidered with moose hair in possibly stylized leaf frond motifs on one side.

A Huron-Wendat blackened deerskin bag ornamented with moose hair embroidery in stylized floral motifs.

Possibly a bead woven sash with birds, possibly berry branches, and geometric motifs. Has yarn fringe ending with beaded tabs and yarn pompoms at one end.

Loom woven beaded sash or belt made with red woollen yarn and opaque black and white and translucent beads. Possibly related to wampum, motifs include squares, diamonds, triangles, X-shapes, two human figures and checkerboard squares.

An Anishinaabe cloth doll wearing a woollen strap dress, sleeves and leggings, and moccasins made of unsmoked hide. The cotton tape and beadwork on the dress and sleeves create geometric and linear motifs of squares and diamonds. Likely formed part of a pair with male

An Anishinaabe cloth doll with face paint wearing a patterned shirt, woollen breechcloth, leggings and hood, and moccasins made of unsmoked hide. One side of his face is painted yellow, the other is painted red. Likely formed part of a pair with female doll (DAM

A pair of Anishinaabe woman's leggings made of black woollen cloth ornamented with rows of beadwork in motifs of otter tail, zigzag or wavy lines, and concentric dome shapes. Top wavy line on both leggings suggests a possible image of a horned underwater being or

Anishinaabe bag with finger woven wool yarn front and beaded velvet band ornamented in floral motifs.

Midewiwin wooden thunderbird effigy with dots of blue paint or pigment. Part of an exchange with the Minnesota Historical Society.

Anishinaabe quilled cigar box or case with lid from the Lake Superior region. Made of birchbark trimmed with possibly silk ribbon and sewn with thread. Ornamented with dyed quillwork in floral and foliate motifs.

A stone pipe bowl with carved images of a sun, possibly a sky dome, possibly five thunderbird men, and a turtle with a four-directional circle of metal inlay on its back. The thunderbirds look both bird-like and human, possibly indicating a transformation image. Likely Anishinaabe.

A pipe tomahawk with metal bowl and blade with incised or stamped decorative designs, and carved wooden stem with flat panel ornamented with blue pigment and engraved in foliate motifs and an image of a hand holding two arrows above a rounded container. Pipe tomahawks