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Miniature totem pole brooch. A bear sits at bottom in an upright pose with knees bent, front legs raised so paws come together in front of chin. Body is red-brown. Face shows large green and black eyes, and a heavy brow, with an open mouth in red. On the bear’s head perches a large bird with wings fully spread, feathers painted in formline style on the front. Wedge shaped head has a large curved beak, and a ridge sits on top of head. Eyes are also green and black. Back of pole is undecorated but for a black line along top of wings. A metal stick pin is glued to back.
Carved wood frontlet with three dimensional raven. Backing board is rounded, rectangular in shape and pointed at top. Raven emerges from centre, with carved black and red wings at its sides, knees bent up, face to front with curved beak and abalone eyes under squared ears. Raven figure is surrounded by two rows of abalone inlay. Back is concave, with a forehead piece. Signed on back: "Raven Henry V Robertson Kemano, B.C."
Wooden child's toy. Consists of a wood handle with a point at top, attached by a string to a wooden piece shaped like a small barrel with a hole at bottom. The handle is made of unfinished wood, with a thick white cotton string passing between handle and barrel. Barrel is painted with encircling stripes of blue, yellow, green, grey and red, and heavily lacquered to a high shine.
Thick square wooden carving with soft rounded corners and flat edge. Carving depicts the moon, and a frog with black almond-shaped eyes. Brass rod at centre of base for installation. Artist inscription and date on base.
Small rectangular bentwood box with lid (part b). Box has soft rounded corners and thin blue circles on the short sides. Wider sides have carvings in a square, at centre, painted in red. Three-dimensional carving on lid depicts a raven with protruding beak at one end, an animal head and front legs at the opposite end, and a face between them. Their eyes are all painted black; the animal's tongue is red. Artist's inscription on base and underside of lid.
Wooden figure of an animal. Creature is carved from several pieces of wood, with torso and head one piece, legs each separate pieces nailed onto the body. Tail is wide and held up at a slight angle. Neck curves upward, mouth open as if animal is calling. The large leaf shaped ears are inset and glued into the head, sticking out to either side. White, green and black eyes surrounded by long lashes are painted onto either side of the head. The body is painted red with a dense covering of small light blue dots overpainted by larger dark blue dots. Face has short lines of green and black.
Wooden figure of an animal. Creature is carved from several pieces of wood, with torso and head one piece, legs each separate pieces nailed onto the body in a wide stance. Tail (part b) is long and tapered at end. The large leaf shaped ears (parts c and d) fit into small holes bored high on the head. Animal’s mouth is open, with tongue emerging, white teeth painted along the edges. Nostrils are incised above. Eyes sit on the sides of the head and are painted white, green and blue. The body is bright pink overall with large patches of black.
Raven rattle with red and black painted designs and cord lashings around handle. Raven has wings in a gliding position. On its back is a frog is connected by a tongue to a reclining human (shaman or healer?). The frog is held in the long beak of a bird (kingfisher?) that forms the raven’s tail. The stylized face carved in shallow relief on the belly of the raven. (Interior thought to hold beads?)
Small female figure. The figure is very wide and flat. She has wide eyes, a pointy nose and is wearing a simple headdress. Her arms are held together in front of the body below her breasts, and her feet point straight forwards. There are remnants of white paint on the figure's chest and eyes, a light green on the headdress and skirt, and both red and black on the figure's face.
Wooden child's toy. Consists of a wood handle with a point at top, attached by a string to a wooden piece shaped like a small barrel with a hole at bottom. The handle is made of unfinished wood, with a thick white cotton string passing between handle and barrel. Barrel is painted with encircling stripes black, red, orange, dark green, grey and dark blue, and heavily lacquered to a high shine.