This is a bundle of sinew that has a tag identifying it as being used 'in dressing the hair a la chignon' (in a topknot).

FROM CARD: "USED IN DRESSING THE HAIR A LA CHIGNON HEAD-DRESS: BUNCHES OR "SWITCHES" OF ANIMAL FIBER USED IN DRESSING THE HAIR. WORN BY ESKIMO WOMEN, FORT ANDERSON, MACKENZIE RIVER."