THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Large wooden halibut hook. Two pieces of wood, lashed together by cotton sailor's binding, to form a V-shape. Iron spike is lashed at an acute angle to shorter arm. The hollowed-out arm is carved with an animal body, with exposed ribs, a hole in the chest, and vertebrae and a tail extending over the head of a bird.

Dagger with a long, narrow blade, sharpened on both edges. Carved horn pommel in the shape of an animal head. Handle is wrapped with a hide strip and has a small piece of hair attached. Creature has inlaid abalone eyes.

Metal tool that tapers in to a spiral tip. The wider end has a triangluar hole through the shaft as well as five concentric lines just below the head. The head of the tool is slightly wider than the shaft, and has a concave top.

Small iron figure. Creature has the head of a cow and body of a human, with long curving horns, ears at back of head, and a long, wide snout. Stipes in yellow blue and red are painted down the face from top of head to nose. Attached to the thick neck is a wide, white collar with red and blue stripes. The body is very thin, painted white with blue and red dots, a tail with a yellow tip protruding from the rump. The hands each grasp a long pole anchored on the square stand at bottom.

Small iron figure. Man stands with feet apart, hands raised above shoulder height, the left clutching a tool. He wears a tall, thin headdress with remnants of paint at tip. Long panelled skirts flare out at hips and back, hanging straight and nearly to ankles at front. These are coloured white with blue and red dots, and yellow and red lines and triangles, and are attached at the torso by crossed yellow suspenders. Body is grey unprocessed iron.

Small iron figure. Man stands slightly crouched, with feet apart, holding a large musical instrument in his hands. Instrument has a wide round body, flat in profile, and painted around the edge in red and blue stripes. Underside is filled with hard dirt. Handle is long and curves upwards, painted yellow. Man wears white shorts with blue and yellow stripes, and a flat-topped hat. His torso is unclothed.

Long double headed spear. Shaft (part a) is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until its proximal end, where it narrows to join with the spear neck. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection, as well as at the shaft’s distal end. The spear neck (together with heads constitute part b) is made up of two long pieces of dark brown wood, lashed together near their base, then separating. An iron head tops each shaft. Heads are thin, rusted, and have a single large barb pointing down and to the outside.

Harpoon. Long wooden shank has a large notch in butt. Top holds a long metal blade, thin in profile, tapering to a sharp point. Blade is rusted.