The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Round basket woven in a tight, square weave. Base is round, flaring widely toward the wrapped rim. Two sides have been pushed in, deforming the original shape. Two small interior handles made of twisted root sit across from each other just below the rim. (A small, thin cotton cord is attached near the rim, tied on the interior of the basket.)

Figure carved from argillite, with the hands and head broken off. A frog sits at the front of the base, its head turned outward; it is thickly covered by shallowly incised, oblong spots. Behind the frog is a low, square platform, upon which sits upright an animal with an incised spotted back and unmarked front and limbs. The legs are bent and drawn up, toes pointing inward, arms resting against chest.

Black and red image of a fish on off-white paper. Fish is mostly red with black accents and a black eye.

Silkscreen print. Image is red, turquoise, and black, printed on square beige paper. Circular design. Centre of image is a face with red lips and nose, teeth showing and black eyes. Surrounding the face are eight stylized frogs. Frogs are turquoise, red and black. Print 46/75. Inscription below image.

Narrow vertical image on off-white paper. Image is mostly red with white and black accents. Image has a dog-like face with a large black eye and white teeth outlined in black with red lips. Image has a tail and ears. Paper has a raw top edge.

Black and red image of a bird on off-white paper. Bird has red feet and is mostly black with red accents. Bird's wings are spread.

Print on vertically rectangular off-white paper. Red, blue, turquoise, and black abstract image, in the shape of an oval halved with red background on top, black ground on the bottom. Blue figure on top is mirrored in turquoise on the bottom. Animal figure is grinning with teeth showing and has two ears on the top of its head.