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Anishinaabe quilled cigar box or case with lid, made of birchbark trimmed with silk ribbon and sewn with thread. Quillwork depicts floral motifs including thistle, and a possible military crest of a bird with two heads possibly holding arrows in talons. "APAKOSIGAN / MAJOR WILLIAMS"

Anishinaabe headdress and drop made of red stroud with white selvedge, bald eagle, turkey and woodpecker feathers, and trimmed with white possibly ermine(?) fur. Silk ribbon with American flag patterning falls to headdress sides. Part of an exchange with the Minnesota Historical Society.

Strip of loom woven beadwork with hide sewn on either end. Motifs include zigzag lines, triangles, and rectangles with parallel lines. Purchased from Frank Speck.

A birchbark container (mokuk) from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg. Sewn with spruce root and ornamented with scraped floral and lozenge motifs on one side. Field collected by Frank Speck.

This relative, an Anishinaabe finger-woven sash, is composed of inwoven patterns of diamonds, cross-hatch and zigzag lines in white beads. It was purchased from James P. Economos in 1970.

This relative now resides in the Denver Art Museum.

Anishinaabe birchbark box with lid, sewn with spruce root. Ornamented with natural and dyed porcupine quills in floral and possibly sun or starburst motif. Gift from Josephine Trott.

Small wooden spoon or belt cup, probably carved from a burl. Likely Abenaki, collected in New Hampshire. Gift to the museum from Kate Peck Kent.

A large ash splint wall pocket with stamped circular sun or flower, and leaf motifs. Made by Mrs. Buckshot from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg. Field collected by Frank Speck.

Anishinaabe loom woven bandolier bag. Beadwork depicts geometric motifs, crosses, ottertail pattern, cross-hatch, and diamonds. Gift from Mrs. F. C. Smith.

An Odawa wooden paddle with both sides of the blade engraved in diamond and lobed shaped motifs. One side of paddle is painted black, the other painted red. Purchased from Albert G. Heath.

Finger woven panel bag, Anishinaabe from Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, made with possibly nettle fibres and possibly yarn or cotton string. Brown designs on one side depict a central diamond motif radiating into X-shape pattern with bordered sawtooth design. Motifs on other side depict hourglass

Small Odawa doll wearing dress made of birchbark tied with possibly spruce root. Gift from Albert G. Heath.

Odawa model wooden cradleboard carved with saw tooth and scallop edging. Gift from the Museum of Amerind Arts

A pair of mitts, probably woman's, with appliquéd designs on bottom, in red, blue and black wool and white ribbon, Cree or Anishinaabe

Odawa carved wooden spoon with curved handle and bird figure. Purchased from Stephen Polyak.

Anishinaabe loom woven bandolier bag from White Earth Reservation. Made with small beaded pockets found above the bag opening. Equal-armed cross, floral and geometric motifs. Gift from Dr. Ruth Murray Underhill.

An Odawa cradleboard wrapper made of stroud with silk ribbon appliqué in otter tail motifs, diamond shapes and wavy and zigzag lines. Purchased from Albert G. Heath.

An Odawa rectangular twined bag made of basswood and nettlestalk fibres, with attached leather strap. Purchased from Albert G. Heath.

Pucker toe, half center toes.

Surrender of land by the Mississauga Nation to the British for 10 shillings. Tract of land is located on the Etobicoke River and runs down to Lake Ontario. This indenture was made to carry into execution an earlier agreement made in 23 September 1787.