Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
Plain black wool shawl with long red fringe (46.0 cm long) on all edges. The fringe is woven with two rows of black beads. Yellow tag with CRW writing: “Yvonne Poucette.”
Plain black wool shawl with long red fringe (46.0 cm long) on all edges. The fringe is woven with two rows of black beads. Yellow tag with CRW writing: “Yvonne Poucette.”
Blue wool shawl with long fringe (35.0 cm long) on all edges. Bottom edge decorated with machine embroidered stylized white birds and geometric shapes in red, beige, white and blue. Label in one corner “INDIAN SHAWL ASHLAND, MONTANA.”
Blue wool shawl with long fringe (35.0 cm long) on all edges. Bottom edge decorated with machine embroidered stylized white birds and geometric shapes in red, beige, white and blue. Label in one corner “INDIAN SHAWL ASHLAND, MONTANA.”
Bright pink wool shawl with long red fringe (42.0 cm long) on all edges. The shawl is decorated with machine embroidered red roses with green leaves and scrolled stems.
Bright pink wool shawl with long red fringe (42.0 cm long) on all edges. The shawl is decorated with machine embroidered red roses with green leaves and scrolled stems.
Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …
39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
Description
Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.
Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g…
12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g,h) contain two figures, running or dancing with right leg forward, alternating with bird decoration. (i) contains four figures with alternating left and right hands raised. (j) contains four dancing figures, each alternating with single bird. (k)contains eight birds. (l) contains three dancing figures, both arms raised, alternating with bird decoration.
Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue b…
Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue band around the border with a pencil drawing of a bear's head at the centre. Handholds in the back formed of twisted hide in two loops attached to two strings of twisted hide stretched across the back, with an additional long strap of twisted hide for hanging.See narative.