Tipatshimuna 
Description:
Very narrow rawhi e thong (stained blue) cut lengthwise into three threads through which white and gold trade beads have been woven in horizontal r ws. Brass, white, green, purple, red and blue beads strung on ordinary thread, looped and attached to band at (approximately) 1.5 intervals, forming an eight loop fringe. Each loop twisted at bottom into circles of beads, two red and white, four mixed. Rawhide thong extends (approximately 9 ) behind each end of the beaded section forming ties, one tie is braided. See iii-b-30.
References:
Frank Speck. 1977[1935]. Naskapi. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. James W. VanStone. 1985. Material Culture of the Davis Inlet and Barren Ground Naskapi: the William Duncan Strong Collection. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. Fieldiana, Anthropology New Series No.7.
Other Info:
These may not be “garters” as in the original catalogue description. VanStone (1985:30) lists thems as hair wrappers of which there are two types. “The two pairs of type 2 wrappers have four warp bands. Loops of beads fastened to the lower warp band extend along one side. The whale tail design occurs on both pairs. On one, the band consists of blue and orange beads with loops primarily of beads that are red and green..On the second, the band design is in blue, red, and translucent green beads and the loops are of red, white, and blue beads..Speak..illustrated almost identical specimens from the Barren Ground band but maintained that they were worn as garters by men for luck in hunting.”
Speck’s book, NASKAPI (1977[1935]:214), has a plate XVIII showing artifacts at the Museum of the American Indian which include “Bead-woven strips worn as charms tied as garters about knee of hunter (Barren Ground band). (Length, 14.25 inches).”