Raven rattles were used throughout the Northwest Coast by people of high rank. The delicate and elaborate carving of these status objects displays the skills of the maker. The body of one of these rattles usually represents a raven, with the head of a hawk carved on its breast. A reclining figure, possibly a shaman, is carved on the back of the rattle. The figure's tongue is joined to the mouth of a bird or frog - in this example, a frog - possibly signifying a transfer of power from one to the other. This may indicate that it was traditionally a shaman's implement. The most common historical use of raven rattles, however, appears to have been as dance rattles carried by high-ranking individuals wearing frontlet headdresses.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Large orange and brown, hemispherical bowl with orange slipped interior side surface and a rough light brown interior base surface. On the exterior base surface there is a large area of dark grey, likely from the firing process. The bowl has been completely broken and reconstructed, and there are small pieces missing.

Small orange and brown, hemispherical bowl with a broad dark orange-red slipped border inside the rim. There is a central grater surface that is unpolished and is incised with a geometric pattern of parallel and intersecting lines. The pattern is obscured by wear. On the exterior surface there is a large area of dark grey, likely from the firing process. There are broken and repaired sherds on one side, and there is a piece missing beside the repair.

Orange and brown, hemispherical bowl with a broad dark orange-red slipped border inside the rim. There is a central grater surface that is unpolished and is incised with a geometric linear pattern. The pattern consists of four triangular motifs marking quarters, and 'S' step fret and dashed lines in three of the four inter-spaces between parallel lines. The centre is obscured by wear. On the exterior surface there are two areas of dark grey, likely from the firing process.

Brownware bowl with inclining sides and rounded gambrel to shallow base with incised and painted decoration around the exterior sides. There is a band of incised panels with double line single step diagonals just below the rim, alternating orange, grey, and faded yellow (?). There are four Maltese-cross-like motifs consisting of double reed stamped circles and four radiating whisker elements below the band on one side of the bowl, and an undecorated inter-space on the other. The bowl has been completely broken and reconstructed, and there are small pieces missing.

Globular, single spout blackware bottle with broad, decorated shoulder. The shoulder is divided into quarters by double incised lines. Two of the double lines opposite each other are painted red in between. Each quarter of decoration is divided in half by an incised zigzag line, and each side is painted a colour. These colour sections alternate dark red, dark yellow-brown, and grey-brown. The bottle has been completely broken and reconstructed.

Terracotta vessel in the form of a human kneeling with a semi-circular stirrup handle attached at the back of the head and lower back. A cylindrical spout extends out at an angle from the top of stirrup handle at the point which it starts to curve downward. The figure kneels on one knee and holds a square shield in the opposite hand and a ring mace in the other. The figure is wearing a headdress with a monkey head in the centre front, above which is a tall plumage-like decoration. There are discs on either side of the headdress with excised depressions painted a red-orange. There are excised depressions (painted red-orange) on the decoration, the perimeter of the shield, and on the tunic-like garment the figure is depicted as wearing. There are break repairs and small missing pieces at the base of the headdress, around the hand holding the mace, at both points of contact with the handle, as well as where the plumage of the headdress meets the discs. Vessel is decorated using cream and red slips.

Carved and painted model totem pole. Pole has an eagle at top, wings at sides, feet planted on a small bentwood box. The box is balanced on the head of a human, with protruding nose and painted features, wearing a shoulder cloak. With his hands and feet the man grips a downward facing whale. The whale has a green and black torso with carved and painted eyes and open mouth showing clenched white teeth behind red lips. Its nose plunges into the pole’s rectangular wooden stand which is painted red and green. The back of the pole has been partially hollowed out.

Hand painted glass lantern slide. A 3-sided rectangular wooden frame holds the irregular or broken glass plate that has been hand painted on the back. The scene shows a First Nations chief being shot, with a gun right on the side of his head. He is wearing a red scarf, brown jacket and tall animal skin headdress, on a black background. The gun is held by an arm emerging from the right. The glass is held to the frame by grooves in the wood as well as small pieces of tin inserted in the wood behind the pane. An irregularly shaped wood bar crosses over the back side of the glass, glued to the frame at top and bottom.