Model pole fully carved on the front and sides, and hollowed in a V-shape on the back. Likely carved of alder, with a separate base of painted fir. Figures represented from bottom to top include: a bear holding a killer-whale in its mouth; a human with its hands over the bear's eyebrows; a bear holding a downward-facing raven in its mouth; a salmon in the raven's mouth; a killer-whale in split view; an eagle. The pole is highlighted with some elements painted green-blue, black, red and white. Other areas are unpainted. The base is painted black and nailed on.

Six weir sticks and six pieces of double-weft twine wood. Fish weir consisting of six pieces of wood attached to each other by six smaller pieces of wood. Smaller pieces of wood twined over and under larger pieces. (D. Baughman 03/07/2003) This weir was treated with polythylene glycol in the manner described by Seborg (1962). Soil matrix was removed via a fine spray of water. Specimens were then soaked in ethanol for 2 days to reduce trapped water. After removal from the ethanol bath, specimens were soaked in a 2:1 aqueous solution of 1,000 molecular weight polyethylene glycol for 2 to 4 days. After this treatment, specimens were placed on wire racks to dry for approximately two weeks. Four years later, the specimens had dried out and were treated again. (This information was taken from the catalog record for 1983-72/1 which was found/excavated with the weir) K. Meyers 10/04/06. DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS: On June 29, 2006, Archaeology staff used a fine dremel tool saw blade to carefully remove a 3.2g sample from one of the stakes. The section was selected because it provided the most likely spot for identification without having to remove a significant portion of the wood. A 1.0g sample of withe was also removed. This withe piece had already come loose from the weir. These two samples were taken in order to determine species identification and to get a radiocarbon date. The samples were sent to Sissel Johannessen, paleobotanist, Demeter Research. Please see L.183 in Past Perfect. Photos of the weir, before and after removal of the samples can be found at I:\Archaeology\1983-72. L.Phillips, 7/13/2006. The above mentioned samples were returned by Sissel Johannessen, Demeter Research on 8/17/2006. The fish weir stake, 2.7g upon return, was determined to be 12 year old Douglas-fir. The fish weir withe, 0.6g upon return, is likely Western redcedar, possibly 3 years old at the time of felling. Sissel Johannessen also found an orange organic material growing on the stake sample, but not the withe sample. The organic growth will effect radiocarbon dating, however the entire sample is not contaminated so BetaAnalytic will extract an uncontaminated portion for dating. See Johannessen, 2006. Photos of the returned samples can be found at I:\Archaeology\1983-72. K. Meyers 10/04/06. The 0.6g fish weir withe sample (Beta-222207, 1983-72/3Sa2) and 2.7g fish weir stake sample (Beta-222208, 1983-72/3Sa1) returned from Demeter Research were sent to BetaAnalytic for solvent extraction, SEM, and AMS dating on 10/09/2006. The fish weir stake sample will be separated to remove the orange organic contamination prior to dating. See loan # L.187 in Past Perfect. K. Meyers 10/09/2006. A radiocarbon date was successfully obtained for the fish weir withe sample and the fish weir stake sample. The fish weir withe, sample 1983-72/3SA2, was assigned a laboratory number of Beta-222207 by Beta Analytic. An conventional uncalibrated age of 320 +/- 40 years BP was obtained. Three radiocarbon ages were obtained through an intercept of the radiocarbon age with a calibration curve. The ages were: Cal AD 1530 (Cal BP 420) Cal AD 1560 (Cal BP 390) Cal AD 1630 (Cal BP 320) The age range for the calibrated data is Cal AD 1500 to 1640 (Cal BP 450 to 310). The fish wier stake, sample 1983-72/3SA1, was assigned a laboratory number of Beta-222208 by Beta Analytic. A conventional uncalibrated age of 380 +/- 40 BP was obtained. When the radiocarbon data was calibrated through the interception with a calibration curve, an age of Cal AD 1480 (Cal BP 470) was obtained. The age ranges obtained for the sample are Cal AD 1450 to 1520 (Cal BP 500 to 430) and Cal AD 1590 to 1620 (Cal BP 360 to 330). D. Sedar 4/30/2009.

Painted dance mask with twig headdress and cedar bark fringe. Mask has a very bulbous black forehead with white painted ridge above and below curving eyebrow band. Eyes are close to nose with round hole outlined in white and enclosed by a black eye-shape. A blue contoured teardrop shape expands out on both sides surrounded by a white band. Large hooked nose with white tip and curving band dividing the black top from the red bottom and extending to corners of mouth. Very large triangular nostrils on underside of nose. Tip of nose meets large rounded chin. Deep-set mouth is slightly opening showing 2 rows of even white teeth. Red curving, contoured split u-shapes on cheeks. There is a lip around outside of mask, painted with large blue circles. The areas between are natural cedar. Three partially red painted fir boughs (without needles) are mounted into metal springs in the top of the mask, 2 with masking tape and one with leather. White ostrich feathers are attached by white thread at 5 places and around cedar bark tuff at top front. Tuff is braided to sides. Cedar bark fringe on top back is loosely tied together with white string dyed brown. The string end has passed through hole on side where leather thong is tied. Thong also ties on opposite side and at top, centre. Thong is looped at centre back. Bottom cedar bark fringe is attached to bottom of mask with string which is loosely tied across fringe in 2 rows. Cedar bark strands alternate between natural and red dyed. Inside of mask is partially covered with red sprayed paint.

Long wooden staff, cylindrical in shape with a short metal piece attached at the end. Carved into the body are many totemic figures intertwined: Tsonokwa, octopus ?, killer whale, sculpin and others. Staff has traces of red pigment.

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles with one shorter than the other bound together by brown string. Both pieces are rectangular in cross section and come to a tapering end. The shorter piece is bound by string in two sections, one near each end while the longer piece is bound by string in three sections, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) nearby on one side.