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Cane

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Indigenous woman's dance staff or cane

Covenant Chain

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Metal chain made up of links in the shape of feathers, fleur-de-lys, and seated lions

This amazing object is tiny but is one of the few known covenant chains surviving and is therefore exceedingly important. It probably dates from the Treaty of Kahnawake and has feather links, a fleur de lys link and seated lion links indicating the Native Nations, the French citizens, and the British Government.

Pipe

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Ceramic (kaolin) pipe head

Pipe Bowl

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Pipe Bowl made from carved soapstone

Pipe Bowl

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Pipe Bowl blank carved from soapstone

"blank"

Pipe Bowl

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Soapstone pipe bowl w/modern stem

Snow Snake

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Snow Snake head - remnant

Sweetgrass

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Bundle of sweetgrass

Wampum

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Wampum (shell beads) on cotton string with red silk ribbon

This object is tiny but is one of the few known surviving Wabanaki wampum strings, and since it is from the southeastern quadrant of the American Abenaki region, is exceedingly important to our narrative. It probably dates from 1810-1850 by the string and silk ribbon.

Wampum Belt

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Mother-of-pearl, cylindrical beads arranged in five ranks on leather thongs.

This is a wampum belt made in 1962 by Frederick Wiseman from the poorly dyed mother-of pearl wampum beads that were all that could be purchased at the time. He believes that he purchased the leather and shell beads from Grey Owl Indian Crafts Company. This was his first attempt at loom-beaded Native craft, the first of maybe 30 made since then.

Water Serpent Carving

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Bowed wooden stick carved with stylized scales, head, and mouth.