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Carved wooden figure depicting a mythical sea wolf. The figure sits upon a small base. It has a wolf's head with prominent nostrils and bared teeth and small ears that extend backwards above the eyes. Below the head are two coils of a serpent's body. The serpent's body has incised cross-hatch designs and larger painted diamond markings. Black, red, and orange paint accentuate these designs.
Long wood rake painted three-quarters green with nails driven in with the sharpened ends downward.
Box drum composed of bent cedar and painted in black, red and white with a copper on each opposite side and an eagle on each opposite end. An indented circle is carved into each end wall on the inside of the drum.
Spindle whorl comprised of a round, wooden disc with a small hole in its centre. Flat dorsal surface and slightly convex ventral surface. The convex surface is engraved with an anthropomorphic bird figure with lines radiating from around its body. The head and torso are human-like, but the legs and wings are bird-like.
Four long narrow, wooden mat needles (parts a-d) with triangular cross sections and flat, pointed tips. The tips widen slightly before narrowing to a point. Round shaped, eye holes are present at the ends opposite of the points. Made from a yellowish brown coloured wood.
Large safety pin. Sharp end of pin is secured by a rounded metal cap.
Semi-circular shaped, gold plated ornament with engraved designs. The top edge is dome-shaped and the bottom edge has a scalloped detail. Engraved with a central design, which is abstract in appearance and resembles a mirror image of a feather. There are four star-like shapes adorning the bottom edge as well. The clasp is missing from the back.
Necklace strung with dentalium shells and glass beads. The dentalium shells are strung in pairs, doubled side by side. They are followed by one or two blue beads, then several smaller clear glass beads, and then one or two of the larger blue beads. The glass beds are strung in a single row.
Dark brown, canoe-shaped dish carved from a single piece of wood. Surfaces are covered with adze marks. The ends of the dish are slanted with slightly concave exteriors and convex interiors, while the longer sides of the dish have slightly convex exteriors and concave interior surfaces.
Circular drum (a) with attached drumstick (b). The drum hide is stretched over a circular wooden frame and secured by nails. It still has some fur remaining on one side. On the back, leather thongs with a bone secured in centre form a handgrip. An eagle with raised wings is painted in black, white, ygrey and yellow against an abstract background of blue, red, off-white and black. The drumstick consists of a a spherical head covered in off-white skin, a cylindrical wooden shaft, and a strip of brown leather fastened around the shaft with the ends split into several thinner strips.