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Artifacts: Miscellaneous
Cradle Board An Iroquoian cradle board, used for carrying infants and showing Iroquois floral artistry in its decoration.
ID #10061
Inuit Spiritual Forces Two works by native artists presented on Canadian postage stamps, Return of the Sun by Kinojouak, and the Sea-Goddess, Sedna, by Kiawak.
ID #10096
Fish Hooks Copper and iron fish hooks of the Naskopi, c. 1863, showing the use of European-derived metals by native adaptors.
ID #10087
Cree Artifacts Cree artifacts from Ruperts Land in Manitoba, sketched in 1858, including a saddle, whip and stirrup, and medicine drums.
ID #10088
Little Chief A drawing by Ma-wo-ma (Little Chief), Chief of the Snake Indians, 1867. Facsimile of a watercolour by Alfred J. Miller (1810-1874).
ID #21757
Ceremonial Bag A Blackfoot ceremonial bag.
ID #21786
Beothuk Drawings Beothuk drawings by Shanawdithit, representing a variety of items such as cups, spears, etc., c. 1829.
ID #21796
Montagnais Pipe A Montagnais pipe, c. 1863. Watercolour by William G. Richardson Hind (1833-1889).
ID #21808
Pipe Bags Indian pipe-bags.
ID #21811
Subarctic Indians A Canadian postage stamp depicting art from Indians of the Subarctic.
ID #23039
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