Yale Peabody Museum: Babylon Collection 8820 items

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1 Feather, tanning tool made of bone, moose hide hand strap looped at one end, other end sharpened and notched, L. 9', Fort Nelson, BC, Slave, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 057337

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1 Fire drill, made of spruce wood and cotton cord, fire made by twirling sticks accompanying bow in piece of soft wood, made by Willy Cigar at Lower Post, BC, Kistagodena, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 059053

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1 Fish snare, L. 30', made of willow wood and spruce root line; used to snare fish from shore while fish are spawning or beginning to spawn; these snares are usually about 7' long, Model was made by Willy Cigar at Lower Post, BC, Kistagodena, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 059052

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1 Gun flint, 1.1/4' square, presented by George Adsit at Lower Post, BC, this is trade object, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058347

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1 Pair snowshoes (57342A, B); L. 36', white birch frame laced with babiche; foot lacing, tied on one [??], open on other, of moose hide; frames manufactured by Narcisse Copotblanc (Cree), lacing by Mary Ann Deer River, foot lacing tied by Lady Messon, total cost 12, Fort Nelson, BC, Slave, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 057342

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1 Snowshoe needle, bone with hole drilled in center, made by Mrs Sam Bob of moose bone, she is slave Indian from Fort Nelson who married Sam Bob, Upper Liard Indian and lives in Lower Post, BC, Natitugegodina, Kaska, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058356

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1 Tanning tool, to soften hide, unfinished wooden handle, L. 26', one end bound with canvas and moose hide containing flaked red stone, Fort Nelson, BC, Slave, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 057338

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1 Toy boat, model of outboard motor cut from tin is attached; boat is dragged through water by children, was used by Tahltan children at Lower Post, BC, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 059054

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1 Wool bag, black velvet and gingham embroidered with red-blue embroidery, made by Mrs Fritz, daughter of Sam Bob, Upper Liard Indian, at Lower Post, BC, Natitugegodina[?], Kaska, Northern Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058354

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1 obsidian flake. Marked 'SD/BC?/20?'. Chagha Sefid, Area D, illegible. Iran; YPM ANT 297112

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1 pair of moccasins; pink, green and violet embroidered floral design, red strand decoration, L. 12', Made by Mrs Cairdner II, Fort Nelson, BC, Slavey, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 057333

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1 tiny shell [or white stone] fetish from Afganistan. Third century B.C; YPM ANT 296291

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