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Purse Purse

Small purse of deerskin with a rectangular brass clasp incised with dot-and-circle ornament, said to have been owned by Rob Roy MacGregor, from Perthshire, 18th century

Cloak Cloak

Cloak made of a single deerskin, roughly rectangular in shape and partly seamed in places, with greyish-brown fur and painted with red and blue lines: North America, Canada, Athapaskan, Mackenzie River

Moccasin Moccasin

High ankled moccasin of deerskin decorated with strips of quillwork edged with beads and pendants of moose hair set in metal tags: North America, Canada, Ojibwe or Haudenosaunee

Moccasin Moccasin

High ankled moccasin of deerskin decorated with strips of quillwork edged with beads and pendants of moose hair set in metal tags: North America, Canada, Ojibwe or Haudenosaunee

Cap Cap

Baby's cap, of deerskin, lined with dark blue floral print cotton and edged with bands of lace, decorated with beadwork design of traditional Sioux geometric motifs, a large rose, and looped border in colours, part of a set with bootees: North America, USA, South Dakota, Rosebud Reservation, Rosebud Sioux, by Kathy Frederick, c. 1994

Pouch Pouch

Beaded deerskin pouch, for cedar, for ceremonial purposes, as used in the Native American Church: North America, USA, Arizona, Steamboat, Navajo, by Elsie Joe, 2008

Belt Belt

Belt of dressed deerskin ornamented with coloured quillwork and a thong fringe: North America

Rattle Rattle

Rattle, or nagjutpalut, consisting of a cluster of reindeer hoof tips, attached to a deerskin loop, used on clear winter days to attract caribou: North America, Canada, Nunavut, Inuit, mid 19th century

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