A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green…
A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green quills bursting from the centre. About 5% of the quills are loose at one end, some quills lost. Thread which binds grass to rim of lid has frayed severely. Box contains six quartz crystals.
A pair of soft moosehide gloves with fringed gauntlets and fringe extending slightly onto the hand. Each gauntlet has a rolled top and a beaded blue and orange cross design.
A pair of soft moosehide gloves with fringed gauntlets and fringe extending slightly onto the hand. Each gauntlet has a rolled top and a beaded blue and orange cross design.
Floral embroidery on white buckskin, machine sewn, embroidered on glove and gauntlet, same design but smaller on glove, open floral design: 3 flowers in red, purple buds, green leaves, bluestems, 5.0 long fringe sewn to gauntlets, pink cotton lining in gauntlet, decorative machine stitching on insi…
Floral embroidery on white buckskin, machine sewn, embroidered on glove and gauntlet, same design but smaller on glove, open floral design: 3 flowers in red, purple buds, green leaves, bluestems, 5.0 long fringe sewn to gauntlets, pink cotton lining in gauntlet, decorative machine stitching on inside of gauntlet.
Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet…
Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet, fringe 7.0 long.
Plain gloves with beaded gauntlets. White background with different designs front (floral) and back (diamond geometric), and small circles around top edge. Fringes along gauntlet edges. Gauntlets lined with floral fabric. Yellow tag found in (b), the left glove, “Silas or Norman Abraham 1910 - …
Plain gloves with beaded gauntlets. White background with different designs front (floral) and back (diamond geometric), and small circles around top edge. Fringes along gauntlet edges. Gauntlets lined with floral fabric. Yellow tag found in (b), the left glove, “Silas or Norman Abraham 1910 - 1920 ca.”