From card: "Obtained 1933 from Harvery Smallboy & John Fletcher. Four vertical stakes, held with top crossbars, sides completely enclosed with horizontal sticks and birchbark on top. Moss over bottom to simulate the natural grass ? whether burial put on top or within this framework."

BUILT BY WILLIAM TENNISCO OF THE GOLDEN LAKE BAND OF ALGONQUIN INDIANS, CALABOGIE, ONTARIO, CANADA IN 1940. THIS CANOE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, USED BY OWNER ON ADIRONDACK LAKE PISECO, NEW YORK, IN 1984. CEDAR PLANKS COVERED WITH BIRCH BARK, SEALED WITH SOME TYPE OF PITCH, 3 1/4" RIB ON 4" CENTER. THREE CROSS BRACES WITH LEATHER LACES COVERED WITH PITCH. ALL SEAMS OVERLAPPED ABOUT 2" ALSO SEALED WITH PITCH.

From card: "Wrapped with porcupine quill, fringed at ends. An original tag, hand written, before Evans acquisition, reads: "Sash, The gift of W. Dickson Esqu., Niagara, U. C. [probably Upper Canada], 1822." Loan Denver Museum 3/15/65, returned 10/6/65."

FROM CARD: "PRESENTED TO ORDNANCE MUSEUM BY LIEUT. F. V. GREENE, ENG. CORPS, U.S.A., JAN. 16, 1877."

SINGLE STRAND NECKLACE OF MULTI-COLORED DRIED INDIAN CORN KERNELS AND PORCUPINE QUILLS STRUNG ON BROWN COTTON THREAD KNOTTED TOGETHER AT ENDS. PATTERN IS FIVE KERNELS, TWO QUILLS FORMING AN X, REPEAT. PURCHASED IN 1983 FROM IROQRAFTS, OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS RESERVE, ONTARIO, CANADA BY MS. E. BARRIE KAVASCH FOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES) NATIVE HARVESTS EXHIBIT.

FOUR SIDED BIRCH BARK BUCKET, FRENCH NAME MIKOK OR MUKAK, WITH BIRCH BARK LID AND SKIN HANDLE. BARK LASHED TOGETHER WITH SPLIT SPRUCE ROOT. RIM REINFORCED WITH ASH WOOD SPLINTS. HANDLE MADE OF TANNED LEATHER THONG. SURFACE ETCHING OF PLANT DESIGN ON ALL FOUR WALLS AND LID. LID LASHING IS BROKEN IN FOUR AREAS. COLLAR OF LID GLUED AS WELL AS STITCHED TO LID TOP. PENCIL AND INK MARKINGS VISIBLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF BUCKET. PURCHASED IN 1979 FOR $25.00 FROM IROQRAFTS, OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS RESERVE, ONTARIO, CANADA BY MS. E. BARRIE KAVASH FOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES) NATIVE HARVESTS EXHIBIT.