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Great Raven Hamsiwe’ mask. The large, carved, wooden mask has a long beak with large red, coil-shaped nostrils, with a red and white split u-form behind it. The mouth is red with two braided cedar handles on each side. The beak is black with large u-forms outlined in white along the edge of the mouth. The bottom part of the beak is hinged with large diamond shaped pieces of metal. The face has white split u-forms behind the eyes along with a white wing-like shape. The bulging eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black with an ovoid shaped pink face with black brow, moustache and eyes along with red nostrils and mouth. Emerging from the top of the head is an elongated, protruding rounded section painted with white u-forms. The face is decorated with small cedar bundles; large cedar handles on bottom of beak. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak and two leather straps with metal buckles to hold the mask to the wearer. Attached at the top ridge is a dyed cedar rope and a rubber crest of u-shaped pieces painted red. The left side has a thick braid of cedar. The mask is painted black, white and red.
Large wooden mask-like shaped lid carved in the form of Dzunuk'wa (Tsonoqua). She has large open mouth and eyes, pursed lips, shallow cheeks and carved nose. Painted red around the eyes and the mouth; face painted black.
Full-sized paddle, painted black with designs across front; back of blade is undecorated. Paddle has a flattened ovular blade, thick cylindrical shaft, with a grip that flares at the top. Central line of white dots extends from grip to throat of paddle; mirrored on either side by lines of dark blue, green, yellow, and red dots. Dot lines end at dark blue infinity symbol, which covers front of blade. Sides of infinity symbol have prairie roses and trilliums. Behind the infinity symbol is a scene of three buffalo, done in black. Buffalos are painted on a ground of blue, white, and brown; ground colours fade into one another. Artist inscription written on back, bottom edge of blade: STRENGTH IN THE DARKNESS- AA 2021. COLLABORATION: PAT CALIHOU, CARVER; Adele Arseneau, PAINTER.
Carved wooden sculpture of whale, painted on a rounded, rectangular painted base with a tall dorsal fin. The fin has two carved and painted humanoid figures carved and painted on the sides of the fin, with their hands are carved, as if holding onto the edges. Mainly painted black, with red and pale blue design elements.
'Ksan Doors: four large cedar panels that join in pairs. Each panel is covered with carved figures and designs, with an uncarved border around the edges.
Traditional style harbour canoe. The designs painted on the outside are Thunderbird and Killer Whale, with a black background.
Bentwood box (part a) with separate lid (part b). Softly curved walls of box are attached to square base with pegs and adhesive; sides of base are painted black. Bird motifs painted in red across front and back of box, made up of formline design elements; other formline motifs painted on left and right sides. Sides of thick lid are painted black, rest is undecorated; lid has a short inset lip. Artist signature and date made written and incised on base of box.
Large 'Yagis (sea creature) mask, with a model tanker ship in its mouth. Mask face is round, with a heavy dark brow emphasized with carved eyebrows and black paint. Black and red eyes are surrounded by a large area painted blue. The nose is wide with red, flared nostrils, and the mouth is thick, with lips holding a white model oil tanker. Atop the head sit large rounded ears, partially obscured by a thick fringe of long brown horse hair, which also falls around the sides of the face, and is used to create a beard and small moustaches at either corner of the mouth.
Stone net sinker with branchlet and attached to pebble with cherry bark in cross pattern. The stone has an unknown white chalky accretion on the back side. There is one bag of debris associated with this object. The label calls the object, "stone and wood"
Stone net sinker with branchlet attached to pebble with cherry bark in cross pattern. The stone is directly labled with black ink on white paint.