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A small Mantle of very fine wool, worn by the Crow's nation Menetarre

2 pipes from the Ioway's on the River Lamaine

Stone Spear points, from the natives inhabiting the Rocky Mountains

Bread. This forms a principal article of food among the Enesher, Skillute, Pishquitpahs

calumet

Four Pipes, or calmets from the Nation Saux

belt

A handsomely ornamented belt, from the Winnebagou's or Puount's

A Piece of White Buffaloes skin, from the Missouri

Legings, ornamented with the hair of scalps taken by the Indian who wore it

bag

Two very handsomely ornamented Tobacco pouches, ornamented with Porcupine Quills, and Tin, &c. Of the Saux [Sioux?] Tribe

cous

The Roots of Cows [cous]

Bread. This is called Passhequo-quaw-mash

Legings of the Pallatepallers [Nez Perce], residing on Lewis'es River, west of the Rocky mountain

Roots, presented to Captn. Lewis on the 24th of June 1806 by Neeshneparkeooh [Neeshneparkkeook] the great chief of the Pottotepallers [Nez Perce]

One pipe of the Fox's and one belong to White Skin, the Chief of the Foxes, Missi[ssi]ppi