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Kwakwaka'wakw style model pole (replica?). Figures are a grizzly bear holding a human below, with a thunderbird with outstretched wings on top. Colours used are black, red and white. Paper labels adhered to back.
Cedar bark head ring with a carved frontlet of a sun figure in high relief. Frontlet has a broad white face, heavy black eyebrows, a green band painted across the eyes, and is encircled by a green ring; alternating squares of abalone shell and mirror are set into the green ring around the face. Cedar bark head ring is lined with cloth and features three large squares of abalone shell fastened to the outside at evenly spaced intervals.
Bentwood box (part a) and lid (part b) with one side pf lid raised. Box has abstract Northwest Coast design elements painted on all sides, in red and black. Cedar bark rope is tied around the box. Killer whale and sisiutl-like designs in black on the top of lid and the raised portion.
Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red ovoid shaped, cutout nostrils. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black frill that curves upwards and circles downwards to the top, tip of the beak; detailed with a wide red band with white curved incisions. Running from the bottom of the beak is a central black circular ridge that mirrors the one on top; detailed with red band and a black and white ovoid. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre cord with a piece of wood on the end; articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top and sides have small bundles of cedar tied with green twine. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
Carved wooden, crooked beak mask (parts a-b). The face (part a) has red and green flared nostrils with a central frill that curls down into the middle of the nose. The mouth (part b) is red, flat, protruding and was hinged to the head with thin rectangular pieces of leather. The face is black with white edging and detailing; black and red outlined eyes on a green, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Attached to the top ridge are small tufts of cedar stripes. The mask is painted black, green, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
Carved, wooden, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather on either side, nailed to the jaw. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging and detailing. There is a red stylized U-form around the nostrils. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black and there are three black U-forms along the back rim. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe that sits on top and hangs over the opening. Attached with twine to the top, back and bottom rim is red and white twisted cloth. Strips of cedar line the bottom rim and dangle down to cover the body of the wearer. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of thick strip of fibre that lines the opening and an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting; cord is tied around a long, wooden handle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Small carved wooden pole depicting figures from top to bottom: hawk, human, eagle, whale, wolf and killer whale. Painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast designs. Underside is slightly rounded.
Large, carved crooked beak mask. Beak is long with a high black frill running from the brow; projects upwards and curves downwards to the top, tip of the beak. The nose is ovoid shaped and painted red surrounded by a pink split u within a large red u-form. The beak is long and pointed, painted black with a red mouth and white detailing. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The eyes are black and white, outlined in black, on a white ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, red, and white with stylized designs.
A slightly curved bow, which, in cross-section, has a flat surface on one side while the other side is convex. Has a design consisting of a central light blue paint band surrounded by a hand-grip of burgundy-coloured velvet coloured material with a wide blue paint band at either side, each of which has a thin red paint band to border it. Shellacked or varnished. A single notch in each end for a bowstring.
Thin wooden bow with painted lines and dots in and black, the ends are decorated in yellow. There is a twisted piece of string attached to one of the ends. The name 'Jerry Darby' is penciled on back.