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Crawling wolf mask, made of a single piece of wood; interior has been hollowed out. Mask has a circular open top and bottom; wide slit opening at back. Head portion extends into a long, rounded snout with high nostrils. Below are chevron-shaped teeth, carved in relief, pointing towards back of mask; painted white with dark red in between. Black and white eyes, set in a red ovoids, painted on either side of mask. Mask exterior is painted black, except for bridge between nostrils and snout. Three metal hooks drilled around sides of top opening, with a thick cord wrapped through each hook; cords knotted together in centre of opening. Wide band of cloth looped around knotted cords, and a small cord knotted around front hook. Additional holes drilled along edges of bottom opening, on left and right sides; each side has a long piece of cloth attached. Small tags attached to interior walls, with carved number, 707-555-645, next to them.
Wooden portrait mask, with long dark hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing a row of operculum shell teeth; two curved copper bands nailed on as eyebrows; four cut feathers at the top of forehead, with the ends of the quills projecting down through holes to the inside of the mask. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached. Edge of hair pieces inserted in a cut opening along the full length of each side.
Wooden portrait mask, with long dark brown hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing operculum shell teeth. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached; metal hanging fixtures on back edge of sides. Hair inserted into evenly spaced round holes all along both sides.
Pounded and engraved, slightly oval silver pendant with design covering front side. Markings of a 1913(?) Silver Canada 25 Cent piece are still visible on the concave back side. The top of the coin has a pierced hole with a round clasp inserted.
Cylindrical mug with round handle; made of beige clay. Grey-white speckled glaze applied to interior, upper half of exterior, handle, and area around handle. Unglazed portion is shaped like an elongated-trapezoid. Bird, done in Northwest Coast style design elements, painted black in unglazed area. Artist initials painted on base.
Small square plate with rounded edges; sides and corners curve upward. Pale brown-beige glaze applied to entire surface. Northwest Coast style design elements painted across centre, with sections extending onto the rim; done in dark brown-black. Plate has a low circular foot; artist initials painted on base.
Squat sugar bowl with large flaring lip, and cylindrical body that tapers to flat base; made of red-brown clay. Dark brown glaze applied across interior, and upper rim of exterior. Northwest Coast design elements painted on one side of body; done in black. Artist initials painted on base.
Pot (part a) with separate lid (part b); made from red-brown clay. Pot has a circular opening, with straight lip, that extends onto a rounded shoulder, and tapers to a circular base. Opening and shoulder are decorated with black painted designs, from top to bottom: solid line, dashed line, band with wavy line through middle, and band with columns of repeating triangles. Similar band with columns of repeating triangles painted around bottom edge of pot. Brown glaze, that has grey and gold streaks throughout, applied to interior. Lid is dome-shaped with a lip that extends slightly past opening of pot; has a straight flange on bottom. Exterior edge is decorated with two black painted designs: dashed line and band with wavy line through middle. Artist initials and year made(?) painted on base.
Model pole carved of whale bone; eagle at the top, perched on a human, crouching on a spirit figure. Eagle's wings are folded at sides, with its chest pushed outward. Human has large eyes, wide nose, and open slit mouth; tongue is sticking out. Elbows are bent, resting on knees, and hands are curled forward. The spirit figure has wide eyes, hooked nose, and claws. Eyes, relief designs, and background areas have been coloured black (ink or paint?). Pole attached to rounded base with metal screws; scallop pattern around bottom edge of base. Back of pole is smooth and slightly concave; artist name, place, and date made inscribed on back.
Rectangular plate with raised and angled rim; made of brown clay. Top of wide rim has dark brown glaze applied to it; clear glaze applied across bottom centre of plate. Deep channel carved around edges of plate centre, giving rectangle rounded edges. Four sequential Northwest Coast style design elements painted across surface; done in dark brown-black, from largest to smallest. Artist initials and year made painted on base.