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Wooden, carved, dear-human transformation mask with a long snout painted red with circular cutout nostrils. The jaw is hinged with a piece of leather nailed to the lower mouth; the sides have metal hinges. The face is dark red/brown with white edging and detailing; black outlined eyes on a green, ovoid-like shaped background; brow is black. There are two large, orange ears nailed to the top that appear to be added later. The mask opens in three directions – to the sides and down – exposing a painted human face with cutout nostrils. The three open boards are detailed with the figures hands, along with ovoids, U’s and split U’s. Twine cord that attaches to all three sides and run through the human’s nose to assist the mask in opening and shutting. The back has numerous cedar strips that would fall behind the head of the wearer. The mask is painted red, dark red/brown black, green, white and black with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with imbrication in diagonal rows of triangles in red and dark cherry bark. Pedastal on base of basket with imbrication in red cherry bark of upside down triangles. A loop worked, coiled and interlaced border sits atop rim.
Flared cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with short foot and looped handles from top row of coils. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design in two staggered rows of diamond shapes, alternating between black cherry bark outline, then cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark at center, and red cherry bark outline with cat-tail grass (?) and a dark cherry bark center. Top row of imbrication near rim alternating between red cherry bark stitches and dark cherry bark stitches. Foot has the same configuration as near rim.
Part (a) Cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flanged lid, part (b). Imbricated design of red cherry bark diamonds with three extra stitches at top, and vertical bands of alternating dark and red cherry bark triangles with cat-tail grass diagonal lines between. Lid has rim beaded at edge and top in red cherry bark, and four vertical bands of adjoined crosses in red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers, and small pyramid shapes near rim in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) centers. One is a full cross.
Pentagonal coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of wide vertical bands, different on each side; one side with checkerboard of red cherry bark and grass, and half of band in dark cherry bark and grass; one band has geometric shapes in grass with red bark background; next has grass geometric shapes outlined in dark bark; next has red bark and grass in checkerboard pattern, with larger square, and smaller squares at bottom; next has wide band of dark cherry bark and grass in checkerboard pattern. String through one corner at rim.
Gourd shaped coiled rattle with separate handle (part b). Fully imbricated in alternating cat-tail grass and red cherry bark with black cherry bark design of vertical zig-zag. Handle has wooden base and woven covering, beaded in alternating rows of dark and red cherry bark. Metal pieces inserted to make sound.
Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) elongated watch-spring base construction; foot of 3 coiled rows. Imbricated design has zig-zag band in black cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark near top edge. Below this on longest sides are two vertical rectangles with horizontal rectangle in center. On two short sides is one horizontal rectangle. Foot has 2 staggered rows of red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and bladk cherry bark. Fibre tied on short side of basket.
Staff featuring figures that are carved in the form of coppers and geometric shapes; the middle u-shape appears to have a Chilkat or ancestor face on it. The handle has shredded cedar bark attached with fibre twine. Colours used are black and red.
Part (a) Flared oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot and exaggerated domed lid, part (b), with handle at centre. Fully imbricated in tule grass with designs extending from lid to body, in diamonds on short sides outlined in red cherry bark, tule grass with dark cherry bark center; on long sides is a large square, outlined in black cherry bark, with red cherry bark rectangles at each corner also outlined in dark cherry bark. Top of lid has "cluster of flies" checkerboard motif in red and dark cherry bark. Corners of lid have vertical bands of dark cherry bark. Coiled handle with cherry bark beading. Foot has two rows of beading in tule grass, which suggests this basket may have been made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C.
Part (a) Elongated oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with pointed ends and attached lid, part (b). Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with rows of geometric diagonal stepped design alternating in dark and red cherry bark. Same configuration is repeated on flanged lid except at center, which has two beaded rows of cat-tail grass (?). Rawhide ties, handles and hinges. Basket looks Interior Salish, similar to D1.364 and D1.290.