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A bolo tie consisting of a braided leather cord (part a) with cone shaped metal caps at each end. A rectangular copper plaque (part b) fits over two sides of the cord, and is secured with metal clips on the back. The copper design features a killer whale in profile with cross-hatching. Artist inscription on back.
Rectangular leather purse. Bag consists of a wallet and a cover, attached by a long thin strap made of twisted leather that holds the wallet inside the cover. Cover has red and black tooling on front in linear patterns with a square at centre. Top has two green leather ‘’tubes’ to each side from which the strap emerges, and a yellow triangle between. Cover is seamed at back. The red inner wallet has two compartments each covered by a large flap. Innermost pouch is decorated with black lines on a red background. Leather tassels hang from bottom.
Leather purse. Bag is rectangular, rounded on bottom edges, with a long, braided leather shoulder strap. The bag is constructed out of a single piece of leather, folded to create two compartments and a flap at front. Sides of compartments are sewn. A long shoulder strap of braided leather is attached at top corners and tassels made of crimped leather hangs from corners as well as centre bottom of flap. The front of the bag is decorated with linear tooling, and lines in black.
Hand-knitted Cowichan-style, pull-over sweater, with high collar. Grey and cream coloured stripes, with dark brown designs inside the upper cream stripes, grey band inside the lowest one. Leather cord loops through at neck.
Beaded shirt. Tunic has a high, rounded neck and long sleeves, with a wide fringe cut into the wrists and hem. The material is red stroud felt, with raw brown material along the hem. Heavy beaded panels cover the neck and shoulders front and back as well as the tops of the arms, with colour blocks in white and blue, and geometric patterns and crosses in red, white, yellow and green. A leather fringe hangs along the edges of the neck panel.
Small flint purse. Pouch is stiff leather, with a front flap outlined in decorative convex metal squares that surround three protruding decorations, two of which hold a turquoise stone. The flap covers an interior pocket meant to hold kindling or flint. At bottom of purse is a thick, curved, steel flint-striking platform inset with gold floral motifs. Top of purse is edged in metal with a squared loop holding a leather thong which would enable the flint purse to be hooked to a belt.
Retablo altar. The outside of the box is a light yellow colour with a large floral motif on the door both inside and out, and a series of small lines on the outer sides. In the box is a scene with small plaster figures vibrantly painted: three human figures stand at back, behind several animals including sheep and a donkey. On the side walls are two large yellow birds. The walls are painted a light blue, with a green floor containing remnants of gold and bronze coloured paint. The outer structure is a small box made of wood with a pediment above a door that opens on leather hinges.
Retablo altar. The outside of the box is light yellow with large floral motifs on the sides and on the inside and outside of the doors. Inside are two scenes with small plaster figures vibrantly painted. At top is a nativity scene showing a large baby laying in a manger surrounded by the parents and people praying, and a man playing a small guitar. Donkeys and sheep surround the manger, and cherubim protrude from the side walls. The rear panel of the scene is painted as a dark blue sky with a large gold star at centre. Below this scene is a smaller one showing people in traditional clothing attending an outdoor church service, with figures playing musical instruments. Cattle mingle in the crowd. A large cactus sits to one side, and there is a small building in a back corner. The side walls are white and decorated with multicoloured dots. The outer structure is a box made of wood with a pediment above two doors that open on leather hinges, contained by thread that passes through metal rings to keep them from opening too far.
Dog whip. Used with sled dogs, the whip has a wood handle with curved grip and three faceted sections each showing a different animal. Bottom section has an incised wolf or dog on either side; central section has a seal; and third shows a fish. All are filled with grey paint. Top side of facets have a green diamond, red arrow, and a red hook carved into them. Carved squares between the sections are painted red. The whip is attached to the end of the handle through holes in the wood. It is made of looped strands of black and brown leather woven to create a hard but flexible cord that diminishes in diameter toward the tip.
Ookpik. Toy owl made from light yellow seal skin on front and brown on back. Head is large, body flares out slightly at shoulders. Eyes are circles of leather, with a brown leather triangle serving as a beak below. Feet are also leather and have three toes. Suede base is round and stitched to body with black thread.