Small silver brooch in the shape and carved design of an American eagle with outspread wings and its head facing right. Metal fastening pin soldered onto back.

Small basket with handle. The handle is attached to each of the longest sides and is formed by two pieces of grass twisted together. Around the top rim of the basket, there is a border made of cedar bark. There is a woven band of green below this and along the bottom of the basket. The centre is decorated with a whale on one side, two people wearing hats in a canoe on the opposite side, and birds on the other sides.The bottom of the basket is formed by checker plaited cedar bark strips. There is paper certification card in the interior of the basket.

Small basket that has a handle. The handle is attached to each of the longest sides. The handle is formed by two pieces of grass twisted together. Around the top rim of the basket, there is a border made of cedar bark. Below this, there are three bands of two blue rows each set on the yellow background. The bottom of the basket is formed by checker plaited cedar bark strips. There is a circular metal and paper tag attached to the basket which has the artist’s name written on it in pen.

Rattle with cedar bark fringe at top, bird face carved and painted on one side, handle wrapped with cotton cord. Part b is a wooden stand with a hole that holds the rattle upright.

Long wooden dish or bowl carved in design of a curved halibut fish. Stained brown wood; small central bowl area with both fish ends curving upward.

FROM CARD: "1 PIECE OF MONEY FROM TO PUTNAM 5/88. IN 1991 ONLY TWO COPPER PLAQUE ORNAMENTS WITH THIS NUMBER WERE FOUND, APRON ITSELF WAS MISSING. HOWEVER, A SMALL BLUE CLOTH APRON WITH COPPER PLAQUE ORNAMENTS WAS IN STORAGE AND HAD LOST ITS CATALOGUE NUMBER. IT HAS AN INCORRECT NUMBER OF 6934 SEWN ON, A TAG INDICATING IT WAS TREATED WITH ARSENIC IN 1884, AND HAD BEEN GIVEN T#20255. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH DR. WILLIAM STURTEVANT IT WAS DECIDED TO GIVE THE APRON #20814 BECAUSE: 1. APRON MATCHES BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON CARD OF 20814. 2. APRON WAS MISSING SOME COPPER ORNAMENTS AND THE ONES IT DID RETAIN CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE TWO NUMBERED 20814. 3. THIS TYPE OF ARTIFACT IS FAIRLY UNIQUE AND A SEARCH OF MUSEUM RECORDS REVEALED NO OTHER PRE-1885 PIECES OF THIS TYPE CATALOGUED IN OUR COLLECTIONS. -F. PICKERING 1-24-1991."Provenience note: Ledger book lists this as "Nimpkish Ind., Alert Bay, Alaska." The "Alaska" locality appears to be a cataloguing error, as Alert Bay is in British Columbia, not Alaska, and there is material included in this accession from both Alaska and B.C..

Though catalogued as #6 in the collection, this object is actually #1 on the detailed list filed in the accession record.

Carved cedar raven mask. Details of eyes and beak and formline designs highlighted in red, black and green paint. Articulated beak manipulated by strings inside the mask which are attached to wooden stick which hangs down the back. Elaborate red cedar bark fringe along top of head and strands of cedar bark hang down from back and bottom of mask. The inside of the mask is padded with foam. Good condition: some of the cedar bark fringe is split and brittle.

Representation of a sun mask. Painted three-dimensional carved bird/human head in white with black eyebrows, circle around eye, red nostrils and scalloped row across cheeks. Mounted on a flat round backboard, also painted white, with four painted rays in black, two with oval shapes and two with U-shape elements in green, and oval in red. Four ray-like projections at each corner, with round red ends. Metal wire and eye hooks on back.

Carved, wooden, raven and human transformation mask. The exterior consists of a long black beak, red mouth and stylized nose. The beak and sides are hinged with pieces of fibre and leather, nailed to all sides. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white background surrounded by a green ovoid; brow is black. Nailed to the top of the head are numerous broken raven feathers. Another figure is painted underneath the mouth. The mask opens in three directions to expose a painted human face with cutout nostrils and mouth. The three open boards are detailed with ovoids, s-shapes, U’s and split U’s. The back is partially hollowed. There is an attached twine cord that assisted the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and green with Northwest Coast stylized designs. There is a large metal ring nailed into the top of the head, probably for display purposes.