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Northwest Coast style imagery painted on a doubled piece of large, rectangular burlap. The image background and facial details are in red, with a vertical dark blue border along the edge of each side. There are four main faces, with round copper buttons for eyes. The bottom section has one of the larger faces, with a dark blue canoe in profile above the centre; then two smaller faces side-by-side in the middle, with two rectangles above, each with two small faces detailed inside; then another larger face at the top, with three dark blue copper shapes above it. The unpainted areas of the faces are natural light brown jute. There are two small white plastic buttons sewn on near the lower left corner. The piece is made of two pieces of burlap folded over at the top and sewn together, using the same jute fibre, along the sides, with the bottom left open. The back is unpainted, with a large Royal Coffee stamped logo in the lower half.
Thin, irregularly-shaped black wooden box (part a) for metal scales (part b); hinged lid slides open from left side. Lid has elephant motif carved in relief across entire surface. Design consists of a large elephant walking towards a split tree trunk. Main body of box is undecorated. The metal scales rest inside the box; walls carved to fit scales. Scales consist of a metal beam and two circular pans, attached on either end with three pieces of thread each; beam has shears and pointer protruding from the top centre edge. Looped cord threaded through top of shears. Ends of beam have triangular cutouts along the edges, giving them a tiered diamond-like shape; similar cutouts towards base of pointer. Shears and pans are undecorated.
Strung wooden bow with carved tips and grip; string made up of plant fibre. All elements are stained(?). Carvings on tips of bow consist of a curved plant motif; space between plants is cutout. Grip protrudes from belly of bow and is shaped like a sitting bird. String is twisted on either end, to secure loops around string nocks. Woven diamond in centre of string; bottom half of diamond is cutout, top is solid. Space between string nocks and carvings on tip are wrapped in plant fibre; grip wrapped in same fibre.
Quiver (part a) with ten arrow shafts inside (parts b-k), and four extra arrow shafts (parts l-o); all components are stained(?). Quiver is a stalk of bamboo with the top cut off; base is concave. Arrows are different lengths and have an assortment of points: pointed, flat, and slightly tapered. All of their tops have been split and have had plant fibre, folded into a triangle, inserted through it; to act as fletching. Space above has been wrapped in black and grey fibre, to hold shafts together.
Bamboo mouth harp with a decorative cover; cover is a hollow pink tube with purple designs engraved across surface. Design consists of bands filled with diamonds, diagonal lines and zigzags. Long piece of bright pink yarn tied around end of mouth harp, and it passes through small hole on top of tube, holding it inside; large tassel on end of yarn. Harp is an irregularly-shaped rectangle that tapers to an oval-shaped end; angled lip at tip. Thin tongue carved through centre.
Carrying basket with straps. Large basket with a square base, bulbous mid-section, and loosely woven flared rim. A thick plaited strap is tied just below the flared top, and is threaded through the open weaving, leaving a loop on each side, and the remaining cord hangs on the exterior.
Large chest (part a) with hinged lid, rectangular handles on either side, secured with ornate clasps, and on wooden wheels. Interior has thin compartments on either side, with hinged lids; removable tray fits in between compartments (part b). Chest has metal inlayed decorations across front; back and sides are undecorated. Designs consist of two rectangles framing a central circle with an "A" inside it. Rectangles are filled with curvilinear, geometric and dot motifs. Additional curvilinear designs around keyhole and clasps. Rectangular metal panels are attached to edges on front of chest. Large cutouts along bottom edges on all sides, in centre; left and right side cutouts are semi-circular, front is scalloped, and back is trapezoid-like. Interior of chest lid has a raised design of four columns with five alcoves in between. Outer alcoves have circles filled with flower petals, inner alcoves are empty, and central alcove has a square mirror; columns are filled with flower-shaped pieces of cloth and sequins. Removable tray inside chest is divided into six sections; two vertical ones on either side, two horizontal ones in middle with two small square ones in between larger horizontal sections. Top centre section has a hinged lid. Linear, floral, curvilinear, and geometric motifs carved throughout interior.
Decorated quiver (part a) with blow darts (parts b-d) inside. The quiver consists of a cylindrical body, open on one end. It is filled with curled plant material, with three darts (one with plant fibre wrapped around it) inserted into the space. A small gourd is attached to the side of the quiver by two metal pieces that are held in place by threads wrapped around both the metal and the cylinder. The threads create two blue bands, each with a red stripe down the centre. The tube and gourd are both decorated with black geometric patterns. A small plaited cord of blue and light yellow is attached near the open end, knotted.
Storage basket with designs woven in. Square bottom with alternating sections of large rectangle with horizontal bands and meandering design throughout three smaller stacked sections. Throughout these designs, large angled stripes cut through the finer designs.
Carrying basket with straps. Large basket with a small round base, that gently expands up to a flared rim. A thick plaited strap is tied just below the flared top, and is threaded through the open weaving, leaving a loop on each side, and then threaded through and knotted at the base, creating two arm straps. The basket is made of two layers of fibres, stitched together with rows of stitching, spaced about an inch apart, which creates horizontal rings.