A solid silver beaver with engraved lines and a hole at the nose. Cartouche.

A solid beaver with ring at nose. Paw and tail markings. Crosshatching on the tail. Two eyes. Stamp on back and cartouche.

Silver beaver with crosshatched tail. Hole at top of head. Cartouche on underside.

Silver alloy beaver. Very heavy. Cross-hatching on tail. Detailing on legs and head. Cast nose ring. Maker's mark in rectangular cartouche on body.

Papal cross, centre bar slightly longer. Cloverleaf terminals; zigzag decoration; hole at top; cartouche with maker's mark at bottom.

A hollow silver beaver with engraved lines on the body and a crosshatched tail. Two eyes. A ring with a hole for the nose. "Quebec" in a cartouche on the back.

Solid silver beaver, engraved details on feet and tail. Hole punched in nose, circular eyes. Maker's marks in two cartouches on body, one rectangular and one oval.

Solid silver beaver, with engraved details on feet and tail. Hole for suspension punched in nose. Circular eyes. Two cartouches on body, one containing an eagle and the other maker's mark.

Blue fitted woman's open-back blouse. Embroidered with yellow, pink, white and orange thread in mostly circular patterns betweeen criss-crossing yellow chain stitches. Decorated with mirrors. Ties at neck. Red cotton under arms, at back of neck, and patterned red cotton fibre, lined with green, at sides.

Woman's multi-coloured, embroidered, appliquéd. very full skirt with a wide (16.5 cm) waistband or hip band. The waistband or hip band is embroidered with three rows of large round mirrors and multi-coloured embroidery on red fabric. The top edge is finished with rows of coloured cotton bindings. The full skirt is finely pleated onto the band and is constructed in six horizontal tiers. The tiers are embellished with embroidered geometric motifs and a few mirrors. Along the front, where that skirt joins the band, there is a row of small bead-trimmed pompoms, resembling bal buttons. The opening is at the centre back; there are long braided cotton cords (about 97 cm long) at the top corners. Two brass bells are sewn at the hem in the back.