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Small rectangular weaving with decorative panel down centre; left and right sides of hanging bordered with white bands. Panel has alternating stripes in white and light pink; cream lines in between each set of stripes. Sets of two small triangles in centres of stripes; triangles in white stripes pointing down, triangles in pink pointing upward. Large dark brown triangles point inward from either side of stripes. Blue 'Salish Weaving' tag sewn to back.
Small rectangular weaving, meant to hang vertically from loops along top edge; groupings of short fringe extend from bottom of hanging. Large geometric panel down centre of white weaving, with zigzagging edges; outlined in light grey. Panel divided into three sections: top and bottom are done in shades of yellow, centre is olive green. Yellow sections decorated with large dark brown chevrons, pointing towards centre of weaving; middle section has outline of a brown diamond. Blue 'Salish Weaving' tag sewn to back.
Basketry baby carrier with woven tumpline; made up of slat foundation and sides covered with coiled cedar bark. Carrier is rounded and wider at head; tapered and narrow at foot. Exterior sides and head walls have a repeating checkered square pattern, alternating between red-brown and black; thin bands of undyed bark in between squares. Exterior wall of foot has two squares with half red-brown and half black checkers. Interior of carrier is undecorated. Thin skin straps and ties threaded through top edge, near four corners and head of carrier; tumpline is attached to skin straps at foot. Tumpline has central diamond design with triangles extending from either side; diamond and triangles are undyed. Negative space around shapes done in black, red, and olive green alternating bands.
Old wooden loom with two upright support posts (parts a-b) and one rolling bar (part c). The support posts are rectangular in shape with one tapered end. Each post has two rectangular cutout holes near each end. On one post (part a), there is a small rectangular piece of wood nailed across the lower cutout hole near the tapered end. The cylindrical bar (part c) has been painted.
Rectangular wall hanging woven with wool, and dyed. The pattern is repeating overlapped triangles in olive green and dark pink-red down the centre. There is a band of red within the olive green, and a band of olive green within the red. Flanking the centre design are wide off-white zigzags. On the right side is a small band of dark brown-grey and small band of light grey within the off-white section. The sides follow the zigzag design on the inside edge, in dark red and grey mottled wool. One end has a series of small open loops of off-white wool with a small section of pink, and the opposite end has long fringe in off-white wool with a small section of pink. Blue 'Salish Weaving' tag sewn to back. The colours have faded on the front of the textile.
Rectangular wall hanging woven with wool, and dyed. The pattern is divided into two sections, each with seven columns of three diamonds. The columns have a mirrored colour pattern, from outside to centre - olive green, dark brown, light brown and off-white at centre. Above each section is a light brown zigzag from one side to the other, the lower zigzag is also outlined in dark brown, with off-white and green zigzags above and below it. The brown zigzag has a white line through it, and the green zigzag has a light brown line through it. Below the upper section is a thick horizontal band of off-white and light grey. Below the bottom section is a dotted line of grey (blue on reverse) and faded pink (dark red-pink on reverse), with horizontal repeating green triangles below. One end has a series of large open loops of off-white wool. Blue 'Salish Weaving' tag sewn to back. The colours have faded on the front of the textile.
Bentwood box (part a) with separate lid (part b). Softly curved walls of box are attached to square base with pegs and adhesive; sides of base are painted black. Bird motifs painted in red across front and back of box, made up of formline design elements; other formline motifs painted on left and right sides. Sides of thick lid are painted black, rest is undecorated; lid has a short inset lip. Artist signature and date made written and incised on base of box.
Painted drum (part a) made of stiffened skin stretched over round wood frame. Skin wraps around frame edges to the back; thin strips of sinew looped through holes in skin draw material tight. Sinew strips lashed together in centre with leather thongs; black looped cord attached to leather, for hanging purposes. Face of drum has bird, fin and sun motifs painted across surface, made up of formline design elements; done in dark blue, gold, and dark red. Artist signature and date made painted along side of drum; done in red. Drum rests inside separate square wood frame (part b) with tall walls (Metal hooks and wire in interior and on back of frame, for hanging purposes).
Small flatbow (part a) and two arrows (parts b-c). Bow is rectangular in shape and has hexagon-shaped string nocks protruding from either end. Bow gently narrows at centre, for grip. Artist inscription written along lower section of bow, on belly. Arrows consist of points inserted into shafts; all parts are made of wood. The points are secured with fibre cord; painted dark red. Nocks are carved into shafts and whipped with fibre cord. Two helical fletch also secured to each shaft with cord, at top and bottom. Cresting along shaft; alternating stripes of red-orange and dark green. Points have thin triangular tips. The longer arrow (part b) has a protruding triangle decoration underneath the point, before flaring into the tang. The other arrow (part c) has no additional decoration. Triangle decoration is painted red-orange, tang painted dark green; other arrow (part c) only has a band of red-orange across the tang.
Wood rattle carved in the shape of a duck. Formed with two pieces, top and bottom, that are tied together on each side with black cloth. Pieces are also secured together with nails at the end of the handle and underneath the duck head. Duck’s eyes are drilled into face, beak has been lost. Body is large and rounded on both sides. Tail functions as a long handle. Ends angle outward, forming a “V” shape. Label attached to inner top section of tail. Handwritten text across back. Rattle is hollow, and filled with pebbles and small sheets of metal. (Original ties, likely hide or root, are gone).