PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE DECORATIVE ART OF THE INDIANS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 9, 1897

Mask representing a woman-butterfly. The head and bare breasts are of a female human, whereas the lower body, wings and antennae are of a butterfly. The woman has long black hair and red skin. The wings are decorated on each side with a flower on the lower wing and a foliage-like pattern in the upper segment. Mask carved of wood, then coated in a plaster-like substance, before being painted.

Painted drum with a painted design of a bullhead fish. Round drum made of deer hide tightly stretched over a yellow cedar ring. The hide extends around the bottom of the ring where it is fastened to itself by 6 strands of sinew that extend out from the hide and meet in the centre where they are attached to a small piece of antler that also serves as a holder while the drum is being played. The painted image on the face of the drum is a black and red stylized fish with a forked tail, small black dorsal fin, three barbel-like extensions above its two large eyes and an open mouth displaying a set of sharp, pointed teeth.

Wooden shrine with peaked roof and legs. The lower portion of the shrine is a pair of legs with a black skirt, wedge sandals, and visible feet with red toe nails. Image of Santo Antonio holding a child and a book on the panel, incised decoration on front. Metal hook at upper back.

Wooden figure representing Sao Martinho holding a long staff (part b). Figure stands on a large base with mottled coloured designs and wears a red sash and cape with vertical incised designs. Gold crown above head.

Small, carved, painted wooden figure, flat across the base and back, with a large head and short body. The face of the figure is painted yellow with two large white eyes with black pupils outlined in red and an intricate set of black eyebrows, one over each eye, with two horizontal lines and several angled lines coming off of the top line. The figure also has a bindi, which is red and yellow and a black nose with seven lines drawn towards the mouth. The body is black with orange and yellow vertical stripes down the centre. The top of the head is white and there is a black, red and yellow outline around the edge and a round red, yellow and black design with three black lines protruding from it in the centre.

Small, carved, painted wooden figure, flat across the base and back, with a large head and short body. The face of the figure is painted white with two large white eyes with black pupils outlined in red, a red mouth, and an intricate set of black eyebrows, one over each eye, with two horizontal lines and several angled lines coming off the top of the top line. The figure also has a bindi, which is red and white and a black nose with seven lines drawn towards the mouth. The body is blue with black, orange and yellow vertical stripes down the centre. On top of the head there is a round red, yellow and black design with three black lines protruding from it, and there are two "arms" protruding from either side of the face, which are white with an orange and black tip.

Small, carved, painted wooden figure, flat across the base and back, with a large head and short body. The face of the figure is painted black with two large white eyes with black pupils and outlined with a red circle, and the body is green with a black, orange and yellow vertical stripe down the centre. There is a black, red and yellow headdress painted around the edges of the figure's head, which is flat across the top, and there are two "arms" protruding from either side of the face, which are white with an orange and black tip.

A chariot platform on four wheels with a "temple" resting on it. Each wheel is attached with a single nail, and has a green “x” painted on it. The overall colour of the base is green and around the edges of the base there are red, white and yellow stripes. There is also a white design painted on top of the green base; short lines surround the temple portion and there is a flower burst at the front of the base. There is a figure in the temple with a face, arms and a short body. The face of the figure is black, the mouth is red, and the eyes have a circle of red and white with a black dot in the centre. The sides of the figure are white and on the figure’s forehead there is a bindi surrounded by 11 small white dots. The figure’s clothes are green, red and yellow and it has a white necklace around its neck. The temple is open on three sides, and has blue, green, red, white, yellow and black designs on the outside. The base and back wall of the temple where the figure is attached is purple and white.