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Woven basket. Base is constructed of large strips of cedar bark, while sides are woven from smaller strips. Basket is flexible. Two horizontal strips of cedar have been coloured at top just under the rim.
Coiled and twisted cedar bark rope. Coil is held together by a wide strip of bark wrapped around it, in one place, with printing in ink on one end: "3 ply cedar bark made by Hanna Marks 1976".
Dome shaped cedar bark hat. Hat is finely woven and uses a slight step pattern in construction as it narrows toward the top. A pattern of larger weaves is interspersed with the fine, encircling the hat at each step. On the inside sits a shaped headband made in a looser weave with a long, thin, twisted chin strap, also of bark, attached to either side.
Bent horn rattle. Horn serves as handle as well as rattle head, curving over itself to make an enclosed chamber that holds noise-making elements (stones?) inside. Holes are bored through head along edges where metal wire is inserted and tied to hold horn head together. One side has some remnants of blue and white fabric wound around the wire. Wide strands of root are wrapped around the handle.
Large, round, wall panel carving in the style of a spindle whorl. The motif at the lower centre is a frog, whose back legs are composed of salmon heads, while the frog’s front legs are feathers from a pair of thunderbirds. Circles of oxidized copper make up the eyes of the creatures. The background, between the animals, is painted grey.
Bentwood box made of yellow cedar, with separate lid (part b). Box is deeply carved with images of birds on two sides, decorated with inlaid circles and ovals of abalone shell for eyes and feather decoration. Into one side of the box is carved a wolf, painted black, with 8 shell operculua creating an even row of teeth in the open mouth. Abalone shell is used for the eye and other decoraton. A flower with foliage is carved beside the wolf. The fourth side is carved into repeating triangular and oval motifs, with black and rust paint accents. The lid (part b) is raised on one side, with 18 shell opercula in 6 rows of 3 shells decorating the high edge. Edges are painted black, while the top is coloured rust. Lid has an inset lip at bottom.
Carved wooden rattle with stand (part b). Rattle has a round head, relatively flat, with strips of cedar looped around the outer edge. The front is decorated in a blue painted thunderbird motif with white accents, while the back is painted with a black thunderbird. The handle of the rattle is tightly wrapped with a braided cedar rope. The stand (part b) is cone shaped, with a hole at centre top into which the rattle's handle fits in order to hold it upright. The stand is undecorated except for black paint in and around the hole and base.
Tall glass sculpture with three cedar mount parts. A tall glass cylinder (part a), rounded at top and bottom, is the central piece in the sculpture, representing a trade bead. Its under-layer is frosted white, covered by a red frosted cut-out layer in swooping patterns and dots. It sits on a low, round cedar base (part b), carved along the edge, with a mat of woven cedar bark at centre. A hole in the middle supports a wood pole (part d) that extends throught the glass cylinder and is capped at top by small wooden lid (part c), carved similarly to the base.
Tall, double-sided, three-dimensionally carved vertical panel on stand. Killer whale and crocodile themes; one side is inspired by coastal Salish themes/imagery, the other side is inspired by Sepik River (Papua New Guinea) themes and imagery. Made of yellow cedar, walnut and rosewood, with ebony inlay.
Basketry violin case. Case in the general shape of a violin, with a long neck and widening of the upper and lower bouts. Lid is attached with two small decorative metal hinges at back, and closes with a hide tie at front. Case is heavily decorated on the exterior with red and black cherry bark and grass beading, in a checkered pattern. A woven cedar bark handle is attached below the front tie closure, attached on one side by a hide loop and the other by a brown and yellow shoelace.