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Cedar bentwood box. All four sides are made from a single cedar board. Board is scored, steamed and bent into three right angle corners. The open seam is nailed together. A separate cedar board is nailed on for the bottom. Three sides are decorated with pattern. Long side has incised rectangle with carved horizontal lines. Short sides identical, having also incised rectangle, but inside is divided almost in half, with larger side of carved horizontal lines, and the other a plain rectangle which also has horizontal lines above and below it.
Wooden wolf headdress with small bundles of branches tied to the top and long fabric ties hanging from the inside. The mask is rectangular in shape with a slight tapering at the snout; face is depicted on the sides. The nostril, teeth and top head form are cutout with stylized lines. The mask is painted in red, white, black and green with stylized forms. The inside has two rectangular pieces of wood that hold the box shaped mask together. The bottom section is lined with a thin and worn piece of fabric.
Large standing welcome figure on a circular base. The figure has a mask-like face with deep set eyes, low relief eyebrows, prominent cheek bones and sharp angular nose. The mouth is open, showing two rows of teeth. The torso is straight and legs slightly bent at knees. The arms are carved separately in two pieces and joined at shoulders and elbows with wooden pegs. The elbows are bent, hands in front holding a carved wooden ladle (part b). The ladle has a deep oval bowl and a handle less than half the length of the whole.
Part (a) Cylindrical coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with double loop border, short foot and lid, part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated design of three rows of diamonds alternating in checkerboard colour configuration between dark cherry bark outline with cat-tail grass (?), red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark center; and the reverse colours outlined in red cherry bark and at center between cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark. Lid has half triangular shapes around rim then four full diamond shapes in alternating checkerboard colour configuration, then two rows of staggered triangular shapes in same colour combination. Coil handle at center has broken off. Foot has two stitches of beading alternating between dark and red cherry bark, at intervals. Bottom of basket is also imbricated with checkerboard triangular design in two alternating rows.
A long rectangular cedar plank with faded Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood; black and red designs are barely perceptible.
Wooden figure of a raven in flight with its wings spread wide and its head and tail slightly lifted. The bottom of the wings are detailed with white U-forms and ovoids. The head is painted white with black and red detailing. The eye is and beak are incised.
Wooden carving from the top section of a duntsik or power board, used in winter dances. The design is cutout and outlined in black paint. The image represented is a sisiutl. There is hair adhered to the sides. (Fragment of larger object.)
Carved, wooden, supernatural raven mask with a long beak and circular, cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with piece of rubber on either side; nailed shut. The beak is painted black with red nostrils and mouth. There are s-shapes carved by the nostrils with red paint around. Above the nostrils is a protrusion. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Wooden, carved bear mask with a long snout painted black and red circular cutout nostrils. The jaw is hinged with a piece of leather nailed, on either side, to the lower mouth. The face is black with white edging; black outlined eyes on a green, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. There are two holes on the top where the ears used to be. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a twine cord that attaches to the mouth and a rubber lining. Baleen framework at back of mask to facilitate wearing. The mask is painted black, green, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Carved, wooden speaker's staff, or talking stick, with six figures in colours of black, red, green and brown. Abalone shell pieces are inlaid on all of the figures. Top figure is a supernatural eagle, or Kolus, in human-like form, with a crooked beak and a labret. Below that is a human wearing a three-ringed hat. His body morphs into a whale, whose mouth touches the back fins of a sea lion. The bottom bear figure is mounted on top of a short, cylindrical base.