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Start Over Collection place Ontario, Canada Donor Lucy W. Turner Taxon Alces alces
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-56541b, described as Boot, part of a pair, moose hide; zigzag design in red, white and green glass trade beads; red and blue plaited yarn ties and tassels; length each ca. 42 cm. Native name and meaning: miss-chins (big slippers).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-56541a, described as Boot, part of a pair, moose hide; zigzag design in red, white and green glass trade beads; red and blue plaited yarn ties and tassels; length each ca. 42 cm. Native name and meaning: miss-chins (big slippers).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-56541a,b, described as Boots, moose hide; zigzag design in red, white and green glass trade beads; red and blue plaited yarn ties and tassels; length each ca. 42 cm. Native name and meaning: miss-chins (big slippers).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishhook, accession number 2-56537, described as Fishhook (model); wood shank and hook, moose hide leader (?) attached to shank with heavy thread; length shank 12.5 cm. To catch large fish thru ice hole on a line in winter. This specimen ordered for the Museum- usually made of bone and, or, metal.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56527, described as Necklace with Indian head design slide; blue, white, gold glass trade beads; length as worn 46.5 cm. Tourist item; Indian head design from British Columbia.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoe (drag) models, accession number 2-56506a,b, described as Snowshoes (model); spruce with moose hide thongs; length 22.2 cm each. Tourist item based on aboriginal snowshoe type seen in Museum of Natural History, N.Y.; used by both men and women, sold door-to-door or at stands in summer. Made by men.

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