Quirt

Native American

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Halibut hook carving made of yew wood to represent the head and tail of an otter, the tail being shown by five incised lines. The piece is somewhat weathered. In the line hole were a wood plug and fragments of a spruce root line so the hook is an old-timer.
A rounded bottom pouch made of red cloth beaded in a meander design in white, yellow and dark blue with the shoulder strap beaded in zig-zag design in white and dark blue beads.
Double trinket box with lid. Sections the sides made of one piece of wood. The corners are red. The bottom dimensions listed above. A rare form. The Terr. Museum has a larger box like this.
Black and white photograph with four Native American women wearing jingle dresses, with bandanas covering faces; Grand Tetons in background.