Heavy square canvas apron with beadwork decoration on the front. Canvas is rolled and stitched at the top edge to create a waist band, across which are stitched four strings of large white beads and through which is knotted one skin tie. A thick blue bead trim runs around the edge of the horizontal bands of beads that form a white ground, with non-beaded negative spaces at the top and dark blue, green, purple and black house designs at the bottom.

Spirit of the Ancestors-Kaht Ku'uss means people. Since the first contact with Europeans in the late 18th century, this has been generally used to mean First Nations peoples.

Spirit of the Ancestors-Small round skin drums were used during the 19th century primarily on the southern coast by Coast Salish religious dancers. On the northern coast they were used primarily by shamans in their curing work. Perhaps through their use to accompany the singing at gambling games (lehal), the use of round skin drums has spread during the 20th century to become the most frequently used drum at potlatches and other social occasions.

The paint is red.