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Conical shaped woven basketry figure with two faces depicted. Top face is larger than the lower face, it has a tapered forehead that ends with a fibre, looped handle and is decorated with small feathers. Both faces have oval shaped holes for eyes, an opening for a mouth, a protruding nose and ears along with sennit fibre beards. Each face is painted white with brown and orange detailing. The bottom edge is wrapped with long pieces of fibre.
Large, carved wooden shield, oval in shape painted black and brown with pigment. Carved in relief are two large birds, one at the top facing upwards, the other at the bottom facing downwards. The beaks of the birds curve down into the shield, the eyes are inlaid with cowrie shells the feathers are incised and their wings are spread wide. The top bird has a long tail while the bottom bird’s tail forms in the mouth of a human face. The head is a slightly protruding forehead, a high brow that exaggerates the large eye sockets; the eyes are inlaid with large cowrie shells. The nose is large and pointed with a hollow septum and a piece of fibre twine tied through. The mouth is triangular with bared teeth. The background is painted and incised with a repeating stylized pattern. The underside is hollowed. There is a fibre twine looped tie at the top.
Pair of leather shoes with thick soles made from several layers of brown leather and leather thong straps with an ankle strap as well. The sole is painted with a zigzag line on the sides, and the top of the sole is decorated with scallop shapes alternating in blue-grey and red.
Four clear plastic lehal game pieces with red paint markings added to two pieces (each with 2 lines and 5 circles), round pieces of orange-brown skin adhered to each end of all pieces.
Set of painted lehal sticks (11 game sticks: five are blue with black bands, five are blue with red bands, 1 has red and black bands) and leather tie which ties around the whole group of sticks. (Game sticks are a-k, leather tie is part l).
Wooden paddle with dark brown patina, pointed tip, and cylindrical handle. The shaft begins flat at the handle, and then gradually changes into a cylinder near the centre. The paddle is painted with a design in black and red.
Tall square bentwood box (part a) with a slightly flared lid (part b). The front and back are painted red and black in different distributive Northwest Coast stylized designs. The sides display a large black circle with a four pointed design inside. The joined corner is held together with wooden pegs.
Circular white dish with thick flat base, shallow curving sides and fluted wavy rim. On one side of well is a spray with rose, tulip and other flowers; on other, a single flower. Small flowers and leaves on rim. Gold lip.
Five halved, spherical gourd shells set round side up and strung together in a row with wire. Each gourd is shallowly carved with different geometric and curvilinear designs, then painted black, orange and yellow-orange.
Round bowl with four pyramid-like protrusions on rim and slightly flattened bottom. Interior is decorated with black line on white ground; central person with two crocodiles to sides; two black bands around lower sides; in pyramid areas of walls are tadpole(?) designs and two dragonfly(?) designs. Black line follows line of the rim. Exterior is decorated with alternating designs in the pyramid areas; two have two tadpoles flanking a dragonfly and the other two have two tadpoles flanking a person.