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Model totem pole. From bottom, seated figure holding knees, then a horizontal whale with its tale flukes carved into two bird heads, then a thunderbird with wings outstretched and head turned facing opposite direction of whale. Whale appears fitted in place. Thunderbird's wings screwed onto back. Small painting of a whale on front of base. Pole is nailed to base.
Wood rattle in shape of bird. Made in two pieces, joined horizontally below wings. Painted with black wings, red head and red breast. Hollow with material inside (pebbles?). Round metal eyes. Tail is the solid handle.
Wooden bird rattle. Made in two pieces, joined horizontally below wings. Painted with black wings, red head and red breast. Hollow with material inside (gravel?). Round metal eyes. Tail is handle.
Round wooden spindle whorl with a hole in its centre. The top surface is convex with a flat ring around the hole and is painted with animal designs: raven and killer whale. The whales are predominantly orange with yellow accents, while the ravens are blue with orange accents. The back is slightly concave (with a small leather strap nailed into wood).
Model canoe (a), with 2 figures (b-c), 2 paddles (d-e), 1 mast (f). Outside of canoe painted with Norhtwest coast designs. Figure b is seated and has long hair with crosshatching and is wearing a red stove pipe hat. Figure c is seated, has a prominent nose and is wearing a black hat with six raised scallops. Parts d and e are carved paddles with "T" shaped handles. Paddles painted black with three sets of red diagonal lines. Part f is a carved mast, with carved ends. Both figures have stamped/incised letters on bottom.
Model pole with a frog, raven, bear and human wearing shaman's headdress (bottom to top). Back has been hollowed out slightly.
Rectangular, white banner with an elongated eagle/human design silkscreened in red and black. The image has two outstretched wings with head in the centre. One wing has an eagle foot and one has a human hand. A wooden bar for hanging runs across the top of the banner.
Q'umukwa (Chief of the Undersea World) mask. Deeply carved and painted mask with a large bulbous nose, sweeping brows, prominent cheeks, deeply layered planes, a receding forehead and jaw, and an open, projecting mouth with a fin-like fold on either side. Bear-like ears and small round cutout eyes. Black is overpainted on ultramarine blue with white, red and blue details. Nails on top with fibre remnants and cords attached to back.
Sculpture of a short female figure made of small tile pieces and broken ceramics over plaster and wood frame. There is a round face with a large rear head, squarish torso, no arms and long round legs. The tiles cover the sculpture entirely. The predominant colours of tiles are pink and white.
Sculpture of a female figure in profile, made of small tile pieces and broken ceramics over plaster and wood frame. The two frame cutouts are slit in the centre and fitted together at right angles. There are two front profiles and two rear profiles. The tiles cover the sculpture entirely and are used to represent features of face, breasts and kneecaps. The predominant colour of tiles is red.