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Carved transformation mask. The exterior figure is a large thunderbird head with a yellow beak, black outlined eyes surrounded by a green ovoid-like shaped, as well as a red mouth and detailing. Nailed to the top of the bird are numerous cedar bundles. The mask opens in four directions – to the sides, up and down – exposing a painted human face with cutout nostrils, eyes and mouth. The side boards have a painted sisiutl with each side depicting a serpent head. The top has the human’s horns while the bottom open board is detailed with ovoids, U’s and split U’s. Twine cord attaches to all four sides to assist the mask in opening and shutting. The opened boards are hinged with leather and attached by staples. The mask is painted yellow, green, red, white and black with Northwest Coast stylized designs. Long, rectangular shaped handle extends from top back of mask.
Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in brown twine around the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a bordered taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side and a bordered taper cut square hole on the opposite side. Pine pitch along the sides.
Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, with narrow snout, open mouth with bared teeth and fangs, protruding rounded ears, fur across the top and back of th e head bordered by twisted cloth and cedar bark. The headdress is painted black with orange around the eyes, white ears with orange and red designs on the inside, red nostrils and lips, and white lines delineating the eyebrows, edges of the eye sockets, the top lip and the nostrils.
Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. At the back of the mouth is a U-form. Along the back of the nose to the back of the mouth are red split U-forms outlined in white. The eyes are white, outlined in black, surrounded by red on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak along with a fibre head ring. The top and side edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. Intertwined in the cedar are pieces of eagle down. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, protruding oval shaped nostrils outlined with black u-forms. Running from the brow is a large central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms and an incised head in profile. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak has another, small carved bird head in black and white. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of rectangular wooden handle that is tied to the back of the mask with twisted twine. The beak has twine pieces through the lower beak to articulate the mask. Attached to the top, side and bottom ridge are twisted braids of cedar rope; longer cedar strips hang from the top. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
Small mask depicting a human face with circular eyes and mouth. Cedar bark fringe nailed at top of head with a tuft of off-white fibre. The mask is painted white with faint black lines on the forehead and a black shape at the centre of the forehead, black eyebrows, red linear designs on the cheeks and nose, black on the tip of the nose, black around the red mouth, black on the chin, and two black curving lines to either side of the chin. Off-white and green string attached at back of mask.
Small mask with cedar bark fringe. The mask is painted with black hair, small black eyebrows on a white forehead, white around the eyes and on the nose, and red nostrils. The remainder of the face is painted in red, and red lines forming a part of the lower part surround the white around the eyes. The mouth is slightly open. Green cord attached at the reverse.
Caller mask. Face mask with pursed lips and cedar bark fringe representing hair. The mask is painted white with thick black eyebrows, red nostrils, a black moustache in two parts, and a black design on the chin. There is also a red and black design across the forehead, and a red scalloped design beside the eyes. Additional piece of wood at crown which has two holes drilled, possibly for feathers. Off-white cord is attached at the back of the mask through hjoles at the sides and chin.
Twisted ring of red cloth wrapped with strips of cedar bark. Fringes made of lengths of heavy string twined across the top are sewn on in four places spaced equidistant from each other.
Brown tube-shaped whistle with a rounded end and bound with green string at the open end.