Wisconsin Indian Tools

cradleboardIroquois Cradleboard

Collected by S.A. Barrett in western New York, 1918. MPM E24095/6084


saddleMenominee Saddle with Horse Effigy

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Keshena, Wisconsin, 1921. MPM E28653/7027


sap pilesPotawatomi Maple Sap Spiles

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Laona, Wisconsin, 1917. MPM E23357/6140


spokeshavePotawatomi Spokeshave

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Laona, Wisconsin, 1917. MPM E23358/6140


saddleMenominee Saddle with Horse Effigy

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Keshena, Wisconsin, 1921. MPM E28653/7027


loomMenominee Bead Loom and Case

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Keshena, Wisconsin, 1921. MPM E28655a-b/7027


cradleboardMenominee Cradleboard

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Keshena, Wisconsin, 1921. MPM E28651/7027


gunpowder measureHo-Chunk Quirt

Shiocton, Wisconsin. MPM E28957/4394


gunpowder measureMenominee Gunpowder Measure of Deer Antler

Shiocton, Wisconsin. MPM E28957/439


loomHo-Chunk Loom Beadwork Heddle

Collected by T.R. Roddy at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. MPM E3454/955


mat weaversHo-Chunk Mat Weavers Made of Animal Rib Bones

Collected by T.R. Roddy at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. MPM E3363/570


loomMenominee Bead Loom and Case

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Keshena, Wisconsin, 1921. MPM E28655a-b/7027


powdercaseIroquois Powderhorn

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Ontario, Canada, 1918. MPM E24499/6158


gunstock clubMenominee Gunstock Club

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Keshena, Wisconsin, 1920. MPM E28136/6873


bowlOjibwe Maple Bowl

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5047/2207


yokePotawatomi Sap Yoke

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Laona, Wisconsin, 1917. MPM E23362/6140


bow and arrowsHo-Chunk Bow and Arrows

Collected at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 1899. MPM E3458 and E3459/955


spoonPrairie Potawatomi Wooden Otter Effigy Spoon

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Mayetta, Kansas, 1923. MPM E31330/7557


porcupine hair brushPrairie Potawatomi Porcupine Tail Hair Brush

Collected by Alanson Skinner at Mayetta, Kansas, 1923. MPM E31354/7557


war clubHo-Chunk Miniature War Club

Collected by T.R. Roddy at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. MPM E3300/146


bagOjibwe Cedarbark Bag

Collected by Robert Ritzenthaler at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin. MPM E51459/15290


cradleboardHo-Chunk Cradleboard

Collected by T.R. Roddy at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. MPM 3457/955


hemp strapIroquois Hemp Burden Strap

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Ontario, Canada, 1918. MPM E24479/6158


scoopOjibwe Birchbark Scoop

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E4906/2207


snowshoesOjibwe Snowshoes

Collected by H.G. Tank at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, 1905. MPM E41156/11821


child's snowshoesOjibwe Child's Snowshoes

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E4971/2207


loomMenominee Heddle Loom

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Menominee Indian Reservation, 1910. MPM E4532/2207


deer calls

Ojibwe Deer Calls

 


pelt drying formsPotawatomi Muskrat Pelt-Drying Forms

Collected by T. L. Miller. MPM E50476a-c/14936


yokeOjibwe Wooden Yoke

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E4945/2207


knifeOjibwe Crooked Knife

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5438/2207


awlOjibwe Awl for Sewing Birchbark

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5432/2207


bowlMenominee Wooden Bowl

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Menominee Indian Reservation, 1910. MPM E4453/2207


trayOjibwe Maple Tray

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5051/2207


bowlHo-Chunk Wooden Bowl

Collected by T.R. Roddy at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. MPM E3441/955


repaired bowlHo-Chunk Wooden Bowl with Lead Repair

MPM E56213/17617


drying rackOjibwe Kinnikinnick Drying Rack and Tobacco

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5191/2207


drying rackOjibwe Kinnikinnick Drying Rack

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5199/2207


cradleboardOjibwe Cradleboard

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5212a/2207


fishing netOjibwe Fishing Net

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5215/2207


snowshoe weaverOjibwe Snowshoe Weaver

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5415/2207


net weaverOjibwe Net Weaver

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5421/2207


mat weaverPotawatomi Mat Weaver

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Laona, Wisconsin, 1917. MPM E23271/6140


cradleboardIroquois Cradleboard

Collected by S.A. Barrett in western New York, 1918. MPM E24095/6084


antler hookOjibwe Antler Hook for Hanging Pots Over a Fire

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5443/2207


shell spoonsOjibwe Shell Spoons

Collected by S. A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5461a-b/2207


canoe hammerOjibwe Canoe Hammer

Collected by Robert Ritzenthaler at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. MPM E55132/16681


mat weaverOjibwe Iron Mat Weaver

Collected by S. A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5414/2207


ricing hookOjibwe Ricing Hook

Collected by S. A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5740/2207


ricing sticksOjibwe Ricing Sticks

Collected by S.A. Barrett at Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin, 1910. MPM E5740/2207