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Double-barbed metal point (part a) has a sinew-wrapped metal prod and is glued into a reed collar bound in sinew. A carved wooden insertion stub (part b) joins this collar to the hollow reed shaft which is bound at each end with sinew, and notched at the proximal end.
Double-barbed metal point (a) has a sinew-wrapped metal prod and is glued into a reed collar bound in sinew. A carved wooden insertion stub (part b) joins this collar to the hollow reed shaft which is bound at each end with sinew, and notched at the proximal end.
Mottled brown bark (part a), hollowed out and capped with dark brown hide, glued onto bottom end as a closure, and encircling open top. Stopper with hide acts as a lid (part b). Sinew of various shades of brown are bound in places around the length of the quiver securing to it a rawhide thong near both ends.
Round, closed two-strand twined basket with lid. Straight-sided, very finely woven. Approximately every 6th element in every 6th row is red (warp of same grass dyed red, otherwise yellow-green). Bottom of basket is coarser and darker red/beige. Blue band, a single element wide around bottom edge. Lid (b) rim is reinforced by cedar bark band. Red 'dot' pattern on lid, same as basket. Two small holes near bottom centre.
Open, round cylindrical shaped basket, open twining on bottom and in alternating double row sections on sides, with rows of cross warp sections (3 sets). Top section is decorated with double row of black wave-like twine. One aspect of basket side, twining between open-work slants diagonally, interrupting the otherwise parallel lines. Rim, two strand twined; with twisted loops along top. Inside unfinished ends at rim and centre bottom. Two strand thread interwoven along rim.
Abalone shell covered on the exterior with wrap-twine basketry, conforming closely to its contours and brought over shell edges to secure. Pattern: dark blue rectangular ovoid at centre, with concentric bordering stripes of yellow/red, red, yellow/red and dark blue. Rest of field natural light brown, upon which five dark green flying bird shapes are arranged around centre area. Where basketry turns over shell edge, there are concentric stripes of red, dark green, yellow/red and light green. Colours fade on thick side of shell. Basketry slightly damaged in several small areas. Shell interior has four natural perforations.
Cylindrical metal jar with basketry woven over the entire exterior surface. The sides have two designs - one of a whale with an thunderbird on its back and the other a geometric pattern with the word 'TOBACCO' beneath it. The lid (stuck to the base) has a swirling design in red and black; the base has a thin band of green near its edge.
Carved wooden lure (parts a-c), conical in shape. The body (part a) consists of a cone structure with a smaller cone mounted on top. Three, long wooden paddle-shaped projections are attached to the long cone with nails and are bound to the top with red cherry bark. Two projections are broken in half (part b-c), and the other is split lengthwise, at the bottom. There is an old adhesive, red and white label affixed to one half of broken projection that reads ‘Fish lure, Saanich Arm, 19-3’.
Rectangular cedar basket, flared, decreasing in size to the bottom. Tightly coiled with a slat bottom and a rim of narrow width bundles around which cedar is not coiled. Coiled cherry bark with row of beaded grass finishes top edge. Imbricated design of three horizontal zig zag rows of red and black cherry bark and yellow grass are along the sides.
Small round gourd container (parts a), extensively incised with patterns burned with semi-circular design running along the top edge. Parallel lines run from collar to base with a circle detailed at the bottom. Gourd is pale orange with black markings. Circular, disc shaped, basketry lid (part b); small handle made of a thick piece of leather.