Silkscreen print, in red, black and pale blue on white background, with design of three Coho salmon circling round a small eagle design in the centre. Two of the salmon have teeth and are therefore male, while the one without teeth is female. Theeagle design is the same as the eagle on the ceremonial drum, and is in red and black. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Excellent; Complete

Silkscreen print in red and black on white background, depicting housefront design with two bird figures facing each other. The one on the left is an eagle, recognizable by the slight downward curve at the end of the beak. The right hand figure, with the straighter beak, is a raven. The raised section on the top of the eagle' s head is slightly larger. Otherwise, these two figures are identical. The centre design is a profile of a bear. From its eye hangs a tear, which contains a face design.The design of the Eagle and the Raven, the crests of the two Haida clans, was done by Jim Hart and painted on his Uncle, Claude Davidson' s house, in Masset. The Raven and the Eagle are the husband and wife of the house. The bear is a crest of the Eagle clan and was designed by Reg Davidson, Claude' s son. The bear is crying in mourning for Reg' s mother, who was killed in a boating accident. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Complete

Silkscreen print, in red and black on white background, depicting eagle design. Eagle is recognizable by the slight inward curve at end of beak. The head, with raised section on top, is in the top left hand corner. from shoulder to right of head,a wing extends down to bottom left hand corner. Between head and wing, a small, curved claw is visible. The tail is situated in bottom right hand corner. The Eagle is the crest of one of the two clans of the Haida, the other being the Raven. The design is styled as an argillite carving would appear, the artist also carves argillite. Claude Davidson, a well known Haida artist and an hereditary chief in Masset, Chief Dadens, designed the print. His maternal grandfather was Charles Edenshaw (1839-1924), who has come to be known as the first professional Haida artist. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Complete

Red and black silkscreen print, on white background, with design of humming bird. Distinguished by long, inward curling beak. Bird' s head, in top left hand corner, runs parallel with wing, which reaches from top right hand corner. Black and whitehatched border runs around edge of design. The hummingbird is a common sight on the Queen Charlotte Islands and has here been adapted to a traditional design. Claude Davidson, a well known Haida artist and an hereditary chief in Masset, Chief Dadens,designed the print. His maternal grandfather was Charles Edenshaw, who has come to be known as the first professional Haida artist. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Complete

Silkscreen print in red and black, on white background. Depicts image of beaver. Face of beaver in centre of design, with tail motifs placed in top right hand and left hand corners. Surrounding design made up of ' eye' and ' joint' images. The beaver is a crest of the Eagle clan. The design is a bent box side design. The print was designed by Reg Davidson a well known Masset Haida artist. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Excellent; Complete

Silkscreen print in red and black on white background. Depicts the sea wolf, with head in profile in top half of print. Smaller profile ' face' design decorates top of head. Body area is depicted with ' eye' and ' joint' designs. The sea wolf is a mythical creature and has all the attributes of a land wolf except it can live underwater. The design is for the side of a bent box and has been adapted to a silkscreen. The print was designed by Reg Davidson a well known Masset Haida artist. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non- Native buyers; Excellent; Complete

Silkscreen print with circular design in red and black, on white background. Depicts image of frog, with face in full view and body split down vertical axis. Design in centre of circle, made up of two red and two black ' leaf' shapes. The frog is one of the emblems of the Eagle clan. It is a print of a Charles Edenshaw crest design which was originally painted on a spruce root hat. Claude Davidson, a well known Haida artist and an hereditary chief in Masset, Chief Dadens, designed the print. His maternal grandfather was Charles Edenshaw (1839-1924), who has come to be known as the first professional Haida artist. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Excellent; Complete

Silkscreen print in red and black, on white background. Depicts Haida Mother Bear in profile. Raised front paw bears image of human profile with profile of young bear being placed at mother' s feet. Back of figure is decorated with full frontal frog image and shoulder is decorated with depiction of a face. The print was designed by Christian White, a well known Haida artist from Masset. The Bear Mother story is a popular Haida myth, both for prints and for story telling. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Excellent; Complete

Button blanket made from dark blue wool material, with red felt borders . Central design made of red cut out felt with plastic buttons highlighting the shape of a raven with a young raven inside it. The blanket is a child' s blanket and would be worn at social occasions involving the whole community, e.g. potlatches, memorial feasts, weddings, etc. Button blankets were adaptations of dark blue Hudson Bay blankets which were traded up the coast in the 1850' s. The designs appliqued in red and outlined in buttons are of the owner' s crests and serve to identify the wearer as belonging to specific lineages. Recently in an effort to encourage traditional knowledge of lineage membership the Council of the Haida Nation have been giving button blankets to all young Haidas who graduate from high school, thereby instilling a sense of pride and belonging for the young; Complete

A: Wooden ceremonial drum or ' gujaaw' , painted by the well known Haida artist Reg Davidson. Goatskin stretched over yellow cedar hoop. Caribou horn handle at back of drum. Round design on front depicts front view of eagle face, in red, black and white acrylic paint. The drum is used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratory occasions. B: Beater, made from cedar wooden, with end bound in red cloth. The drums of this type are used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratoryoccasions such as feasts, potlatches, and pole raisings. The unpainted drum was not made by the artist but purchased ready for painting the design. The drum maker was from Vancouver Island; Good; Complete