open weave

checker

frame dia. 2 cm, cordage dia. 2 cm average; covered with lichen

frame dia. 2 cm, cordage dia. 2 cm average; covered with lichen

Conical basketry hat with pointed knob at crown; hat flares out to wide opening. Coloured bands throughout hat; three around knob and crown, and two frame woven scenes across body of hat. Scene on front of hat has multiple boats of whalers hunting two whales; scene on back depicts a large whale behind a boat. Bands and scenes done in dark grey. Cedar bark band sewn into interior of hat.

Conical basketry hat with knob at crown; hat flares out to wide opening. Decorative checkered band woven around knob, with small dot on top centre; done in dark purple and yellow. Body of hat has design of whalers hunting a large whale, that is attacking a smaller boat; done in dark purple, yellow, and green. Cedar bark band sewn into interior of hat.

Wolf mask, made of two planks with an adjoining nose piece, and four slats at the back; two on top and two on bottom. Slats form a triangular frame, with mask tapering towards front. Wolf face is painted on exterior of planks, using formline design elements. Nose is black, with a wide band along length of snout and brow; white crescents across brow. Additional band, with U-shapes and trigons, extends from long line of white bared teeth. Row of alternating red and black ovoids along the bottom edge. Eyes are white and black, inside a red ovoid; additional ovoids carved around eye. Semi-circular ears attached to top edge; divots carved in centres, and edges painted black. Short bundle of cedar tied onto nose piece; three bundles attached to top of frame, with cedar curving behind slats and underneath mask. Small feather inserted into top centre bundle. Top edges of mask are painted black; interior is undecorated. Artist signature, West Coast Wolf, and date made written inside of mask, towards back opening.

Wooden portrait mask, with long dark hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing a row of operculum shell teeth; two curved copper bands nailed on as eyebrows; four cut feathers at the top of forehead, with the ends of the quills projecting down through holes to the inside of the mask. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached. Edge of hair pieces inserted in a cut opening along the full length of each side.

Wooden portrait mask, with long dark brown hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing operculum shell teeth. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached; metal hanging fixtures on back edge of sides. Hair inserted into evenly spaced round holes all along both sides.

Undecorated bentwood box with thick lid. Box, made of yellow cedar, is secured shut along the seam with four pegs; attached to a thin square base. Lid has a deep and wide lip, that protrudes out and completely covers the box opening. Base and lid both made of red cedar, and have rounded edges. Unsigned.