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Wooden mask with painted designs across front; back is unpainted. Humanoid face has a sharp brow, pointed nose and lips. The eyes, nostrils and mouth are carved in sunken relief. Brows, pupils, nostrils and mouth are painted black; design elements in teal blue and black across forehead and cheeks. Back of mask is carved out and unpainted. (Metal eye hooks and string for hanging on back.) Inscription inside reads: "Tim Paul Hesquiaht / Ka-Ka-Win Killer whale / 1998.
Copper covered plaque, with painted designs on front. Large piece of copper sheeting is wrapped around a board in the shape of a Northwest Coast copper. The front is divided into four sections, with various creatures painted in each; red and black paint used for background and highlights. Copper sheet held in place by upholstry tacks and tape on back; the board is unpainted.
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.
Painted drum (part a) made of stiffened skin stretched over round wood frame. Skin wraps around frame edges to the back; thin strips of sinew looped through holes in skin draw material tight. Sinew strips lashed together in centre with leather thongs; black looped cord attached to leather, for hanging purposes. Face of drum has bird, fin and sun motifs painted across surface, made up of formline design elements; done in dark blue, gold, and dark red. Artist signature and date made painted along side of drum; done in red. Drum rests inside separate square wood frame (part b) with tall walls (Metal hooks and wire in interior and on back of frame, for hanging purposes).
Wooden pit-house ladder. Large plank of wood, with five cutout notches, creating six steps. The bottom end tapers slightly, and has long notches cutout of each side. The first step is 46 cm from the bottom. Above the sixth step is a long flat area.
Wooden pit-house ladder. Large plank of wood, with five cutout notches, creating six steps. The bottom end tapers slightly, and has long notches cutout of each side. The first step is 46 cm from the bottom. Above the sixth step is a long flat area.
Model totem pole depicting a bear, a figure holding a copper, and a thunderbird on top; nailed to a square base with a rounded top. The thunderbird has separately carved and attached wings spread out at its sides. The bear is in an upright seated position; front paws are resting on top of the human figure, whose body is covered by the copper. Pole is painted dark brown-red with black, red, dark green, and dark blue-grey highlights throughout. Formline design elements painted on the copper and across the bear and thunderbird. Inscriptions carved along back of pole and on base.
Brown wooden hinged box (part a) with a set of weights inside; hinges are brass. The wood inside has carved holes that hold twelve brass weights of descending sizes (parts b-m); another hole holds five small, light, aluminum weights (parts n-r), and a narrow slot near the front holds metal tweezers (part s). All brass weights are circular with knobs on their top centres; aluminum weights are flat and pentagon-shaped, with the tips bent. The short tweezers have wavy arms. All weights have their unit of measurement and two designs engraved on them; designs are a bird-like outline and an "N" inside a six-pointed star. Tweezers are undecorated; "24" burned into interior of box.
Thin, irregularly-shaped black wooden box (part a) for metal scales (part b); hinged lid slides open from left side. Lid has elephant motif carved in relief across entire surface. Design consists of a large elephant walking towards a split tree trunk. Main body of box is undecorated. The metal scales rest inside the box; walls carved to fit scales. Scales consist of a metal beam and two circular pans, attached on either end with three pieces of thread each; beam has shears and pointer protruding from the top centre edge. Looped cord threaded through top of shears. Ends of beam have triangular cutouts along the edges, giving them a tiered diamond-like shape; similar cutouts towards base of pointer. Shears and pans are undecorated.
Strung wooden bow with carved tips and grip; string made up of plant fibre. All elements are stained(?). Carvings on tips of bow consist of a curved plant motif; space between plants is cutout. Grip protrudes from belly of bow and is shaped like a sitting bird. String is twisted on either end, to secure loops around string nocks. Woven diamond in centre of string; bottom half of diamond is cutout, top is solid. Space between string nocks and carvings on tip are wrapped in plant fibre; grip wrapped in same fibre.