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Undecorated basket with an overcast rim while the interior portion of the bark is to the outside.
Cane-shaped walking stick with a human figure nailed to the centre of the shaft; figure is painted black and white; lower half of cane is painted black.
Cylindrical shaped sticks with rounded ends, centres of which have various black and red markings. All are uniform in size. A skin bag (part a) that has a thin square pouch with a rectangular overlapping cover and fifty-three sticks (parts b-bbb).
Cylindrical pouch (part a) is small and shallow with a long flap. Thirty three gambling sticks (parts b-hh), some of which are of different sizes: one stick (part b) has a carved face on the top and is joined with a horn finial; another stick (part c) has a needle-eye-like hole through one end; eight sticks (parts d-k) are decorated with various lines around them; thirteen sticks (parts l-x) are decorated with three lines around the centre; six sticks (parts y-dd) are plain; and four sticks (parts ee-hh) are very thin.
Birch bark body of basket bent and laced into place with birch twig stitched border around the rim. Overcast with natural, pink, purple aniline dyed root. Zig-zag stitch for joining creates a portion of the design. The overcast stitch is zig-zagged. The dyed root occurs at the ends with bands of natural root on the sides. Darker side of the bark is on the outside.
Pair of model snowshoes: wooden frame with an upturned toe; laced with hide; red and purple wool pom-poms decorate toe and heel.
'Ksan Doors: four large cedar panels that join in pairs. Each panel is covered with carved figures and designs, with an uncarved border around the edges.
Gold pendant brooch on a box chain with a spring ring clasp. Pendant brooch is thin, and shaped like a bird with formline design elements throughout. Bird has it's head turned to face backward, over it's body; tail feathers pointed down, and wings tucked along back. Round hinge and safety catch clasp across back of brooch, extending from bird's neck to wings. Inscription on back: KSAN- 18K. E.D.M.
Open-backed, engraved gold bracelet; background is cross-hatched. Central design consists of a circular face with a protruding nose and mouth; squat and elongated U-forms extend from all sides of face on bracelet band. All U-forms are filled with formline design elements. Face framed on either side with three additional figures made up of formline design elements; two in horizontal orientation, third in vertical. Largest figures are crouched on all fours and facing central design; smaller figures crouched on backs of large ones and facing sides of bracelet. Vertical figures have their heads tilted upward. Artist initials inscribed on interior.
Wooden spoon; undecorated. (3051/1928-1947 were grouped together as a similar lot of 20 wooden spoons or ladles, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)