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The rope is sinew and cedar root?. The paint is red and black.
Wood, stomachs, bladders, and skins were used by Northwest Coast fishermen and sea hunters to make floats of many sizes. The largest and most impressive were whaling floats made of the skins or hair, of harbor seals. Painted designs on most whaling floats are similar to these. Concentric circles in various combinations of red and black, with simple geometric elaboration, make up the patterns. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)
The paint is black, red, and green.
Carved figure representing the legendary river monster "Waisana". Upper half of fish-shaped carving narrows from centre out towards both ends. The figure is painted black and has hooked motifs and six circular hollows carved out along its length. Lower portion is unpainted and has a drilled hole in the centre that fits on peg of rectangular wooden stand.
Model canoe with four seat boards, a mast and 2 paddles. The canoe (a) has an identical painted green, white and black design on each side of a fish with large teeth. Black and red lines decorate bow and stern. The mast (b), with painted red and black rings at top and centre, fits into a cross piece on canoe. Both paddles (c,d) are painted red, green and black but paddle (c) has a painted red handle and raven with open mouth. Signed by artist at stern.
Carved and painted model totem pole nailed onto square base. Pencil marks are visible beneath the red, green, black, red, white and yellow paint. Represented, top to bottom, are a small eagle with white head and yellow beak perched atop the curled tail of a killer whale with narrow pointed dorsal fin diving down to touch the head of a seated bear with red front paws raised up in the air.
Carved and painted model totem pole nailed onto square base. Represented, top to bottom, are a small eagle with white head and yellow beak perched atop the curled tail of a killer whale with narrow pointed dorsal fin diving down to touch the head of a seated bear with red front paws raised up in the air.
Model totem pole on a circular red base depicting a crouching brown bear, with killer whale and spotted eagle at top. Eagle has outstretched wings attached with nails. Colours used are black, red, green, brown, gold and greyish white.