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Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red ovoid shaped, cutout nostrils. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black frill that curves upwards and circles downwards to the top, tip of the beak; detailed with a wide red band with white curved incisions. Running from the bottom of the beak is a central black circular ridge that mirrors the one on top; detailed with red band and a black and white ovoid. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre cord with a piece of wood on the end; articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top and sides have small bundles of cedar tied with green twine. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
Human figure, with traces of a red painted design on face, chest and legs. Number written on back in white. Stand for figure. Right hand of figure is missing.
Deer mask. Wooden, carved mask with a long muzzle, articulated ears and tall antlers painted red, black and green. The inlayed abalone teeth are nailed to the jaw. The nose has cutout triangular shaped nostrils with square shaped indentations where there was possibly inlay. The snout is painted with black U-forms; red and white detailing. The face of the deer has black edging with green ovoid-like shapes around the red outlined eyes that are inlayed with large, circular pieces of abalone shell. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of carved, rectangular shaped handle used to hold the mask when worn. The mask is painted black, red, green and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Dzunuk'wa mask. Dark grey humanoid mask with pursed, protruding lips, a hooked nose, sunken cheeks, bulging eyes, and a heavy brow ridge. Cheeks, nostrils, eyes, and two spots on the forehead are painted red.
Dzunuk'wa mask Large, black humanoid mask with facial features marked with red colouring. Pursed, protruding lips, hooked nose, sunken cheeks sunken eye sockets, and bulging eyes. Heavy, pointed eyebrow ridge.
Model totem pole (part a). Figures from the top down are Thunderbird (wings parts b-c), a human figure (possibly Tsonoqua?) holding its knees, a wolf or bear with a copper in its mouth, a raven, and Sisiult (double-headed serpent) at the base (includes parts d-e). Signed on the back. Pole is secured to a rounded base with nails.
Basket woven with two strand twined weaving. Top border done in twine weave alternated with twisted weave (three weft strands). Three darker bands resulting from two-strand twined weave with one of the weft strands of dyed spruce root and one of natural spruce root.
Basket woven with two strand twined weaving with mixed twined weaving (diagonal twilled design) along top of basket. Four bands of darker faded black dyed spruce. Top edge is missing several large sections.
Basket woven with two strand twined weaving with alternate twined and twisted rows near the top and more complex top border. Six evenly-spaced darker black dye bands woven in. Top rim has several sections of missing material.
Copper made from several pieces of metal that have been riveted together and has a dark grey patina overall. The bottom section of the copper is rectangular with a slight peak at the centre of the bottom edge. This section is divided in half by a slightly raised vertical band, and is divided from the top section by a slightly raised horizontal band. The top section has side edges that flare outwards from the base and the top edge has a peak at the centre. The top section is also slightly convex. A face is scratched into the dark grey patina with the round eyes and nose slightly embossed.