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Short knife consisting of a stone biface blade with antler handle. Blade is triangular with a rounded point; tang inserted in between two pieces of antler. Antler pieces have flat interiors, with carved notches where tang fits, and rounded exteriors; making handle cylindrical. Pieces of handle are attached with metal rivets and sinew lashing.
Pair of hide moccasins with high ankle wraps, long tongues, and knotted laces; laces are threaded through ankle wraps and secure at front. Different beadwork designs along top edges of ankle wraps, sides of moccasins, vamps and uppers. Designs on ankle wraps are alternating large and small stepped triangles; done in red, light blue, white, and dark blue. Alternating circles and inverted triangles along sides; done in light blue and red. Toes have large red flowers, facing outward; light green and yellow highlights throughout. Vamps are outlined in dark blue, white and red lines; smaller flower in centre, done in dark blue, red, and white. Soles have bifurcated ends with holes through their centres. Edges of ankle wraps are scalloped; interior of moccasins are unlined.
Model sturgeon-nosed bark canoe (part a) with two wooden paddles (parts b-c). Canoe hull has a long, pointed bow and stern, creating sharp angles towards opening. Body is shaped with rib and slat frames; lashed together with bark and plant fibre. Metal wire along underside of stern; small hide tie towards middle of canoe along left side. One thwart across middle of canoe opening. Paddles have rectangular blades with flattened handles; designs painted in light red and dark blue across front and back of blades. Smaller paddle (part b) has connected diamonds with crosses through them on front; horizontal stripes across back. Larger paddle (part c) has zigzags painted and incised across front of blade; chevrons done across back.
Round beadwork mat, or roundel, with scalloped edges. Central design of large, yellow sun-like decoration with a smaller dark blue sun inside. Smaller sun filled with concentric circles and checked bands; done in dark blue, yellow, and green. Solid and checked circular bands surround smaller sun; done in light blue, green, dark blue, and yellow. Space between large sun and edge of mat done in dark blue; outlined in yellow. Scallops are decorated with horizontal blue and maroon stripes; outlined in yellow, maroon and blue bands. The maroon and blue beads extend past edge of mat. Back of mat covered with grey fabric.
Beaded rectangular belt with two hook and eye clasps; done in blue with a light purple border. Beaded panel consists of central design with mirrored patterns on either side. Central design consists of two abstract, maroon floral motifs connected with a row of circles. Plants are done in maroon with green and red trim. Circles are green with yellow outlines; central yellow circle outlined in green and red. Second design consists of two arrowhead-shapes pointing towards one another with circles on either side; done in orange, red, yellow, green, black, maroon, and silver. Designs on outer edges consist of central four-petaled flowers framed with more flowers with leaves; done in dark blue, yellow, red, white, maroon, and black. Back of belt lined with floral patterned fabric.
Pair of gauntlet-style hide gloves with flaring cuffs that cover the forearm. Long fringe extends from outer edges of cuffs; small triangles protrude from outer edges of section that covers back of hand. Cuffs are entirely covered in beadwork panels. Central designs are of golden horses inside black horseshoes on light blue ground; horses have light grey manes and white spots on their foreheads. Golden triangles extend from edges of the light blue section; black beads fill rest of space on cuffs. Sleeves of gloves have straight and zigzag beaded lines; done in gold with black outlines. Interior of cuffs are lined with striped fabric; rest of gloves are unlined.
Baby carrier, or cradle board, with beaded top and cover. Back piece is made of flat wood board, with a rounded top that narrows towards base; board covered in hide. Design on beaded top consists of a grouping of five flowers with stems and leaves; done in red, dark purple, dark blue, and green, with yellow and red highlights throughout. Motif done on a white background; area outlined with maroon triangles, trimmed in dark blue. Bottom half of the board has a hide pouch with laces and cotton-lined collar, into which a baby can be placed. Black cloth cover overtop pouch has a large beaded flower with leaves and stems; two smaller flowers extend from petals of central motif. Designs are done in white, dark blue, red, light blue, and green. Cloth cover outlined with white triangles. Back of board decorated with long pieces of fringe, towards top; hide strap, lined with mint green cloth, attached to back, towards centre of board.
Pair of soft beaded hide gloves, or gauntlets, that reach to mid forearm. On the back of the hand are three lines of beads, white and red, with the two outer lines holding three green leaves each. On the back of the wrist is a white beaded flower with dark red centre and accent. It has two vines in the same colours, also with three green leaves per vine. On the outside wrist edge of each glove is a long hide fringe. The top cuff of the glove is rounded, while the underside cuff is straight. The wrist portion of the glove is decorated front and back as well as top and bottom with scalloped edging.
Heavily beaded baby carrier. The back piece is made of a thick, flat board of wood, rounded at top, narrowing considerably toward bottom, covered in hide. The front top of the board is beaded with a pattern of flowers of (from top) blue, brown, red and yellow with blue, all attached to green vines with leaves. The background is white beads. The bottom front half of the board is a leather tie-up bag with a canvas collar into which a baby can be placed. Over this is black velvet, beaded with three multicoloured, large flowers connected by a black and white vine. Green scalloped material edges the apron. The back side is red fabric with a blue and yellow flower pattern. On the back of the carrier is a belt attached at both sides.
Plain, rectanglular, short wooden paddle with tapered handle.