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Small string puppet of a prince or king character. He wears matching gold coat and pants. The coat has a front panel and folded cuffs of a faded blue. The panel is edged with zigzag beading with small brown cylindrical beads on off-white stitching. The coat is tied with a wide red belt. The collar and pant cuffs are lined with off-white lace. He has painted white socks and black shoes. He has red lips, pink cheeks and eye lids, blue eyes, and brown ear-length hair. On top of his head is a small blue and gold crown with red interior. His hands, legs and face are carved. The control stick is attached to the head by a long metal rod, with strings extending from the control stick to limbs. The body is jointed at the elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips – with fabric upper arms.
Paddle carved from a single piece of light coloured wood, with a raven painted along one side of the blade and onto the throat. Paddle has a flattened ovular blade, thick cylindrical throat, and flattened shaft that flares outward at the top. Shaft has wide notches carved into it, below barrel-shaped grip; grip painted black. Painted raven is made up of formline design elements; done in dark blue, dark red, light blue, black, bronze, and green-blue. Raven's head is pointed downward, touching bottom edge of blade, wings are held close to body, and tail feathers are straightened. Bulbous face- with thick brows, a large nose, and open mouth- painted across upper half of wing. Eyes of raven and face, circle on upper half of tail, and sides of grip are covered with a crushed black mineral. Artist inscription written on back centre of blade: "Raven Led the Way" JADE HANUSE 2023 © Anuximana JH; rest of back is undecorated.
Carved black wooden yipwon (hook figure). Downward pointed hook containing the form of a human figure in profile. The figure's face is carved underneath the uppermost hook. The face is elongated with a furrowed brow, sharp cheekbones and chin. The eyes are closed and the mouth is small with a defined lower lip. The body of the figure consists of four opposed hooks encircling a central diamond shaped protrusion. The back of the hook is slightly curved, ends with one human leg with a striped knee and a small foot. The surface of the wood has been blackened.
Model totel pole with two carved figures. From top, a thunderbird with eyes outlined in blue and a mouth outlined in red. Wings are painted with red and blue feathers. Left wing has been reattached with adhesive. The thunderbird sits atop the tail of a whale. The whale is positioned head down with eyes outlined in green, nostrils outlined in red, and mouth outlined in purple. 'CHARLIE JAMSON' written on back.
Basketry baby carrier with woven tumpline; made up of slat foundation and sides covered with coiled cedar bark. Carrier is rounded and wider at head; tapered and narrow at foot. Exterior sides and head walls have a repeating checkered square pattern, alternating between red-brown and black; thin bands of undyed bark in between squares. Exterior wall of foot has two squares with half red-brown and half black checkers. Interior of carrier is undecorated. Thin skin straps and ties threaded through top edge, near four corners and head of carrier; tumpline is attached to skin straps at foot. Tumpline has central diamond design with triangles extending from either side; diamond and triangles are undyed. Negative space around shapes done in black, red, and olive green alternating bands.
Model totem pole with three carved figures. From top, a male figure with feather headdress and green-blue eye mask with red marking. The carved headdress has six upright feathers, which increase in size and then decrease again giving the headdress a curved appearance, and an ovoid painted above the figure's head. The seated male figure holds an upside-down grey fish in front of his body, and sits on top of the head of a large animal figure (sea-wolf or sea-bear?). The animal looks downward and sits on a mound creating an s-shape to its reddish-brown body.
Metal dagger (part a) with long beaded sheath (part b). Large knife with double-edged blade riveted between a two-piece wood handle. The handle is wrapped with a wire of copper alloy metal in three places - around the guard, above the guard, and directly in front of the butt. The wire is inserted into holes in the wood and held together with ornate twists. The sheath is composed of four pieces of leather - two large triangular pieces attached on the sides to form the pocket, and two smaller triangular pieces, which are attached below creating an overall hourglass shape. One side is heavily beaded with blue, pink and black diamond designs on a white background. There is one black 'x' just above the tapered midsection.
Catlinite pipe bowl (part a) with pewter/lead inlay and a quill work pipe stem (part b). The pipe bowl is black with inlaid grey and red designs on the bowl and the end of the shank with the mortise. The design closest to the opening of bowl has a curved upper edge and straight bottom edge, with repeating alternating black and red designs within. The next design has a zigzag upper edge and straight bottom edge. Last is a solid band. The shank is square on the mortise end, tapering in to a blunt end. The bowl is conical. The pipe stem is wooden and decorated with wrapped quill work of checkerboard pattern in bands of colour (red, black, blue, green, natural quill) alternating with natural quill. The quill work is stitched together along the long edge. On one end of the pipestem is a cylindrical tenon (that inserts into the mortise) and at the opposite end is the carved mouthpiece separated by a carved circle.
Handmade toy two-wheeled bicycle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wheels are wrapped in rubber. Wire figure seated on bike playing a drum with drumsticks; the drum is made from a Coke can. "R" and "L" written on right and left tips of drumsticks. Figure is dressed in striped shirt and floral pants, in blue, yellow, orange, white, and dark green. Head and tips of drumsticks are circular pieces of wood, painted white; smiling face drawn in marker. Musician wears a purple cardboard hat. Curved handle attached to back of bicycle, for steering and pushing. When moved, figure plays drum.
Handmade toy two-wheeled bicycle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wheels are wrapped in rubber. Figure seated on bike playing a drum with drumsticks; drum made of a Diet Coke can. "R" and "L" written on right and left tips of drumsticks. Figure under-form is made of wire, and dressed in matching striped shirt and pants; done in blue, yellow, orange, and white. Head and tips of drumsticks are circular pieces of wood, painted white; smiling face drawn in marker. Musician is wearing a purple cardboard hat. Curved handle attached to back of bicycle, for steering and pushing. When moved, figure plays drum.