Small round basket with lid. Basket is tightly constructed in a small weave, with base and mid-body decorations of purple and red encircling lines. The rim is inset to hold the lid. The lid (part b) fits snugly into the basket’s rim and is decorated on the edge with similar encircling lines in purple and red and an encircling, jagged set of circles on the top. A small protruding knob sits at the centre of the lid surrounded by red and purple circles.

Small round basket with lid. Basket (part a) body is constructed in a tight, small weave while base weave is wider. Two dark lines encircle the bottom with small intermittent lines across the body. The interior shows the presence of green lines on both bottom and body prior to severe fading. The basket’s rim is inset to hold the round lid (part b), which fits snugly. Its top middle is concave, with a round handle painted dark blue, surrounded by lines of green and blue.

Small basket with lid. Basket (part a) base is rectangular with rounded corners, made in a wide weave with a large square weaver at centre. The body of the basket is circular, tightly constructed in a small weave, with two encircling decorative lines on base, and a line of linked red triangles mid-body. The rim is inset to hold the lid. Lid (part b) is round and fits snugly onto basket’s rim. Its top is slightly concave in the centre, and is decorated with a multi-pointed star at middle and circle of triangles around the boarder.

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund.

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund.

Long, heavy steering paddle. Painted design on one side and deeply carved design on the other side. Painted side features stylized designs in grey and white. The paddle is long, with a wide notched handle at the top. The neck narrows before the blade. At the bottom of the blade, the paddle narrows to a point. The carved side of the paddle features three faces, two of which are anthropomorphic with narrow eyes, a wide nose and narrow mouth. The face at the bottom is larger than the one above. The small face on the handle looks bird-like, possibly an owl? Signed and dated near handle.