View Four: Barrel Sleeve

Even the creation of a gun case with a sleeve for the barrel shows that the Cree who created this item had already an understanding of firearm care and rules since the elongated sleeve would protect the barrel from the elements and weather and prevent possible deterioration of the rifle/gun, while also showing personality to the creation. Along the barrel sleeve is more of the already mentioned fine bead imagery and design. The colors throughout the rest of this sleeve are a continuation of the green, red, and white beads. This design shows not images but patterns resembling possible bird feathers, possibly even resembling an eagle's feather as eagles were common in the plains where most Cree tribes lived and eagle feathers were also a symbolic sign of hard work and achievement to the Cree people. The sleeve also shows more alters to the possible bison/ moose leather next to the colored beads.