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Oriental Lowestoft design lidded sauce dish from Captain Cook's ships. The design is of bright pink flowers with green foliage and touche sof yellow.
ID: L1991.001.03
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Beadwork band. Possibly used as a decoration on leggings, a collar or cuffs of a coat or dress.
ID: L1991.004

Black or Navy textile hood, decorated with beads, worn by native Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Possibly made by the same woman who made the the leggings (L1991.009).

ID: L1991.008
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Black or navy leggings worn by indigenous Canadian people decorated with beadwork. The edging on the back and front is different.

ID: L1991.009

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ID: L1991.010
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Pair of moose hide and beaver moccasins with beadwork panel. Floral beadwork in red, pink, green, yellow and white. Modern
ID: L1991.012
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Pair of moose-hide moccasins with embroidered floral pattern in blue, green and buff. Small size may indicate that they were worn by a woman.

ID: L1991.013
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Possibly deer? Very fine, pale hide. Front panel decorated with red, blue (almost completely faded) and white quillwork in a line and three petal design.
ID: L1991.014
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Pair of comb sheaths made of bark and decorated with porcupine quill work. Brown with white and green embroidery on both sides. All flat stitch
ID: L1991.015
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Plate from from Captian Cooks dinner service at Skaill House. Oriental Lowestoft
ID: L1991.1.1