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Finial derivation. Tall, carved dark wood finial composed of a tower of figures, standing or sitting one atop the other: two males and a female topped by a bird with large curved beak. All are painted red, yellow and white in parts. The two front facing figures wear grass skirts and the back facing figure, with a fish on his back, holds a snake. The bottom figure wears a snake mask, the other two figures have painted face decoration. All figures have shell eyes and wear woven fibre adornment at ear, nose, neck, wrist and/or ankle. Artist signature is painted in white around base.
Wooden carving of figures standing upon each other. In the front, one woman kneels upon the head of another kneeling woman, both facing forward. In the back, one man stands upon the head of another, both facing fore ward, holding spears and onto the women in front. A bird perches upon the head of the upper man. Carved details are highlighted with white paint. The two columns of figures share a base.
Wooden carving of figures standing upon each other in two columns. In the front, one man stands upon the head of another, both facing forward. The men are holding two very tall spears. In the back, one man stands upon the head of another man sitting. The standing man is facing forward and the sitting man is facing backwards. String is knotted through all the figures' ears. Carved details are highlighted with white paint. The two columns of figures share a base.
Wooden carving of two figures. In the front, a woman kneels facing forward and reaching her arms back. Upon her head is a large cylinderical headpiece. In the back, a man stands facing forward with his hands upon the woman's headpiece. Detail are highlighted with white pigment. The two columns of figures share a base.
Bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures, painted with white and brown pigment. Above the weathered base is a hollowed oval red-striped canoe or bowl shape. A male and smaller female figure stand facing each other, she hugging his waist, he holding her arms at the elbows. Both figures have carved brown tattoos on their face and body, painted black hair, and they wear braided grass belts, necklaces, and earrings; a braided grass tassel also hangs from one of the eight holes along the sides of the bowl. A red seed is imbedded into one eye of the male, the other eyes have only remnant adhesive.
Large painted carving of a killer whale lying flat on a base. The decorative elements, such as ivory coloured scales and tattoos covering the body of the whale, red mouth, ivory coloured shells are the sides of the base, and red and yellow waves on the runners of the base, are painted over a dark brown background. Shell eyes are embedded at the top of the broad flattened head with rounded nose.
Carved oval concave board, painted white, burnt orange, reddish brown and black, with roughly carved, unpainted standing figure at one end. Decoration of painted designs covers top surface, carved and painted designs cover bottom surface. In front of figure is a shield with carved and painted ear-like designs. The entire back of the figure is covered with horizontal cuts.
Long, roughly carved, dark wood board is divided by design into two segments. Bottom half has an ornate, wandering vine with leaves, flowers and snakes carved in relief, with the recesses painted in a red wash, and a vertical handle in the shape of a lizard(?). Top half is a cut-out frontal view of a male figure with face turned to his left, arms bent at elbows and reaching up to touch or support wide hat or roof.
Tall carving from one dark piece of wood, 4 male figures stand or sit on one another's head or shoulders to form a tower, 4 females form another tower facing them. Each pair of figures embrace. Top female is small and sits, attached to both the body of her opposing male and the head of the female below. Ears and some eyes are painted reddish brown; fingers, hairlines and body decorations are painted white.
Retablo altar of Santiago (St. James) in pilgrim's clothes. Painted bearded figure, wearing a straw hat and holding a sword in one hand and a blue staff with gold gourds in the other, stands behind a pane of glass within a blue wooden box with decorated interior and hinged side opening. The front of the altar is topped with three crosses and painted pink, gold, yellow, blue and white.