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Large drum with both ends covered with skin, one of which is painted with a Corpus Christi scene. Skins are stretched and sewn around a circular-shaped twig frame, which are fitted over each end of the central orange painted wood drum, secured with another bent twig and bound with brown grass twine and leather fastenings that zigzag between the two. On the painted end, in pink, yellow, black and blue on a white background, is depicted an elaborately costumed Corpus Christi dancer, a female spectator, an official and a spotted bird.
Two sea-lion house posts (parts g-h) in storage due to poor condition. Part of interior house frame (see A50009 a-c, d-f).
Flap is beaded with black, white and blue glass and metal beads. Front is painted with diamonds in red and black, sides of pouch have red and blue lines. Front has two small ties. Back of pouch has skin ties, knotted.
Round hoop made of root is threaded through four pairs of scallop shells. Eight bunches of grey and black striped feathers are attached near top with bark strips. Carved wooden handle is in the form of a double-headed seal and is attached with two pieces of leather and three brass tacks.
Sawbill-face mask painted dark red, black and white. Two bird heads protrude at top facing forward and another bird head forms the nose. The eyes are round and protrude outward and there are three holes around the top edge. The mouth area has two rectangular openings through it. (There are plastic and copper wires on the back, as well as green cord.)
Carved wooden Sxwayxwey wand. Carved into the shape of a crouching animal with an open mouth, tapering to a long point at the tail end. Made of plain, smooth wood except where traces of old paint remain in carved indentations.
Capilano house post. Carved wooden post depicting a male figure, Chief Capilano (qiyəplenəxʷ), with a U-shaped headdress. The face of the figure is round with straight brow-line and features engraved in low-relief. Covered with traces of red paint. Figure is in very bad condition and broken into several large pieces and separate arms.
Two bentwood chest panels. Part a: flattened panels with a short side and a longer side divided by a bevelled channel on the reverse, painted with an expansive design in black and red on the longer side and a face inside an ovoid with a red u shape at the top and bottom on the smaller side; Part b: flattened panels with a short side and a longer side divided by a bevelled channel on the reverse, painted with an expansive design on the longer side and a face inside a slightly more elongated ovoid with u shapes at the top and bottom on the shorter side.
A wood carved and painted beaver(?) mask. Prominent mouth with the lips and two teeth painted red while there is a small hole at either side of the teeth. Chin is painted brown-black. Moth curved section above and on the sides of the mouth. Painted with dark black eyes and eyebrows.
From bottom, figures include: raven, Dzunuk'wa, Bookwus, man holding frog, sea bear holding killer whale, Thunderbird with a whale on its chest.