Coiled basket is round in shape, with walls flaring from a small base toward its widest point at centre height. Shoulder slopes inward and neck stands straight. Dark brown images are woven into the basket, showing human figures interspersed with checkered squares.

FROM CARD: "WOODEN, OF PAINT BRUSH. CARVED."Appears Northwest Coast style rather than Eskimo.

From card: "Carved."Marked on paddles: Yakutat. Identified as Eskimo on catalogue card but appear more Northwest Coast style? Yakutat is home to a number of Tlingit people. Catalogue card identifies locality as Jackson (i.e Howkan), Alaska. Howkan was originally a Tlingit village, but later became a Kaigani Haida village sometime in the early eighteenth century.

Large contemporary cloth commemorating Barack Obama’s election as 44th president of the United States of America. The cloth is printed with a repeating pattern that includes a photo of a waving Obama dressed in a suit, an American flag, black writing on white panels, and linear decorations and motifs.

Photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The photo is in shades of light brown and shows a pottery and glass goods display, with a tiered table at front holding plates and ceramic vases. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...Swedish ...[?]"

Photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The black and white photo shows the interior of the US Chemical Department, main building, a room full of showcases and displays, and a variegated tin ceiling. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...U.S. Chemical Department- Main Buil’g..."

Photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The black and white photo shows a large bouquet of flowers at centre, with two ceramic figures of bald men with long white beards to either side, a ceramic bowl with intricate designs at front, and a model of a pagoda-type structure in the background. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...Artificial Flowers, Chinese Sect’n..."

Photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The black and white photo is of a group of dolls in elaborate clothing, standing in tiers, arranged on a display case. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...Portuguese papier mache figures..."

Photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The black and white photo shows a three-quarter view of the north portico and earthen driveway of the 'White House' in Washington D.C. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Excelsior Lantern Slides / Woodbury’s patent / American photo relief printing co. Philadelphia", "Washington and vicinity...The president’s mansion."

Photographic lantern slide with a black and white illustration of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. The slide is made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "The Woodbury Lantern Slide / American photo-relief printing co., Philadelphia", "Washington and vicinity...U.S. Capitol, Full View."