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Carved wooden figure depicting a human figure with a rounded belly. A knob of wood projects at the top, rear, resembling a top-knot in appearance. Engraved facial features include eyes and a mouth depicting two rows of teeth. No limbs are attached.
Wooden spindle whorl (parts a-b), consisting of a disc with central hole (a) and long wooden spindle (b). Raised lip around opening on convex ventral surface of whorl; dorsal surface is flat. Decorated on the convex surface with images, in pencil, of two whales and a human figure. One of the whales also has a small human figure depicted on its back. The spindle shaft narrows at each end, and one end is wider than the other.
Circular, yellow-white brooch with metal closure at back; Northwest Coast moon design.
Copper made from several sheets of metal joined together with metal rivets. The rectangular base is formed by two pieces of metal joined with another piece with a ridge that runs vertically up the centre. These three pieces are joined to the top section by another strip of metal with a ridge that runs across horizontally. The top section has sides that flare outwards towards the top, which has a curved edge. The top section is also slightly convex. The copper has a blackened surface overall and is painted with a green border around the top section, which also has the stylized face of a sea bear in green paint with areas of bare copper showing through the blackened surface. The bottom section is painted with four pairs of green diagonal lines.
Set of three whale's teeth, each with holes drilled through the tops for hanging. Parts a and b are both halved. Part c is an entire tooth, with remnants of twined cord strung through the holes.
Birch bark basket bent and laced into place. A twig splint ringing the rim is overcast, with wide stitches for reinforcement--seven blue opaque glass beads are laced onto the rim. The white side of the bark faces outwards, with a strip of brown bark running underneath the rim as reinforcement.
Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction with one row of reinforcement; fully imbricated. The design from base to cedar splint are alternating rows of zigzags connected to triangles; three rows of staggered triangles along rim; all in red on bullrush background. Colour: tan.
Rectangular, woven, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Parallel splint foundation with coiled elements of cedar root: partially imbricated. Horizontal double rows of beading every fourth row. Due to age and soiling, colours are not discernable.
Coiled burden basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of eight rows of staggered red squares; above splint are triangular shapes; all on bullrush background.
Brown woven basket with a rectangular base, flaring sides and horizontal linear patterning in red and black around the sides. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); elongated watch-spring base construction. Double rows of imbrication every three horizontal rows. Alternating rows of cotton and cherry bark, each interrupted by double stitches of bulrush creating a vertical effect.