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Large wooden, carved statue painted in the form of an eagle with outstretched wings, mounted on top of a plain wooden pole. The bird has a large protruding yellow beak. Its eyes are black and white surrounded by a green ovoid. The chest is white with a repeating rows of black u-forms depicting feathers. The wings are white with black, green and red u and split u-forms. In the top outer corners of the wings is an eagle head painted in profile. Tail projects at the back.
Chief Kalilix memorial pole. Carved crest figures, from top to bottom, of Thunderbird, Chief, Raven, Killer whale and another Chief.
Chief Kwekwelis [Kwa Kwa Ga Lis] memorial pole. Carved crest figures from top to bottom: Huxwhukw (man-eating, supernatural bird); Gigame’ (chief) holding frog; Nan (grizzly bear) holding k’utala (salmon); Ma’x’inux (killer whale); T’sawi (beaver).
Rectangular woven mat with central geometric design of interwoven square and two ovals.
An oblong rectangular basket of woven cedar and cherry bark. The basket is divided in the middle, where a handle is also woven in. There are two geometric designs on each side and one on each end--designs are coloured either black with white-yellow, or red with white-yellow.
Small, rectangular coiled basket with handles. Basket has rounded corners. Fibre handles are tied to three leather loops, two on one side and one on the other, which are threaded through basket sides and tied inside. Three bands of geometric design in red-brown, black and light brown encircle the basket body.
Bentwood box (parts a-b) painted and carved with human/frog transformation. The box (part a) has a lid (part b ) with cedar rope lashings and yew wood toggle. The front edge of the lid is tall while the rest is flat. Three sides of the box are carved to have round fluting, the front has a circular transformation design framed in a blue painted rectangle; corners and top edge of sides are painted red-brown. Corners have been steamed, kerfed, and bent. Pegs at bottom are wooden. Rope lashings toggle together over lid.
Rectangular basket with domed lid. Coiled cedar root with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base construction. Basket has flange. Lid is convex and decorated with beaded design in white, black and red. Body of basket decorated with star designs. Lid attaches to basket with four rawhide thongs and two rawhide hinges.
Large wooden ladle with the top of the handle carved in the form of a raven with a long, downturned beak and two claws perched on the handle. The handle is rectangular in shape with a human hand, carved in relief, emerging at the base of the bowl as if to hold the ladle. The raven is painted red, green and black.
Double, wooden whistle. Made of two pieces of wood, with a third marrow strip of wood at centre. Bound together by several layers of cotton cord. Circle at base tapers to two slits at mouth.