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Wooden guardian figure. Figure sits in a crouched position, hands resting on knees that are drawn up to chest. Head and face are elongated, nose and mouth wide, brows heavy. A round hat sits high on the head, with a small brim under three tall rings at crown.
Model totem pole. Pole is carved from wood, left mainly natural colour, with facial features highlighted in red and black paint. At centre is a large bear with prominent snout, tongue emerging between canine teeth. Bear is in a sitting position, a small human-like figure held in front with the bear's claws on his shoulders; the figure’s hands sit on the claws, his mask-like face just above. At the top of the pole a small wolf face emerges between the bear’s ears, with a leg carved at each side. Back of the pole is unpainted and hollowed out.
Dance mask. Large conical head is made of woven rattan and wood covered with a layer of painted mud, grey on back, white and light red-brown on the face. A round flap stands up on top of head and a broad protruding skirt flares out at bottom front. Oval ears sit high on head, protruding from each side. A ridge runs down forehead to nose. Nose is long and thin, spanning from mid-face to front of skirt, with an open mouth underneath. Eyes are made of rings of weaving, protruding, with small bunches of feathers placed evenly around the ring. A thick edging of feathers line the sides and front of the face.
Group of eight small obsidian points and chips. a) Largest and most complete projectile point. Long triangular blade with a long rectangular stem. b) Obtuse triangluar blade. c) Triangular blade with a very flat base where it has broken. d) Triangular point with flat area where blade has broken off. e) Triangular point with flat area where blade has broken off. f-g) Two point where there tip of the blade has broken off. h) Small piece of worked obsidian.
Large scale aluminum abstract sculpture. Stands on, and is attached to, a thick, black, oval, stone base. Sculpture itself is made of epoxy powder-coated aluminum, with a brushed silver surface. On three legs stands a large eye in formline design, with two concentric ovals forming the pupil inside a large open space. The sculpture’s lines vary in thickness.
Net made of plant fibre (part a) with wooden toggles; two detached glass floats (parts b-c). Net consists of knotted fibre with four large cylindrical wooden toggles. There are two acompanying glass floats or buoys. Buoy (part a) is large and light blue, and buoy (part b) is small, light blue-green and has a small raised East Asian character on the glass.
Unpainted eagle, carved from a single piece of wood. Bird has large hooked beak, prominent brow ridge, and large circular eyes with tapered edges. The legs extend out front with talons down, wings are folded at the sides with three feathers on each side. The smooth, flat back extends up to the top of the bird's head, with exception to the tailfeathers at the lower back. Artist name on base.
Wooden elbow adze. Haft formed from elbow-shaped light brown wood. Smooth, long handle increases in outside diameter to pointed elbow, from which a thicker flat section extends downwards at an approximately forty-five degree angle. Haft's top surface is cut away where the blade is lashed with wire and nailed. Underside of haft base end has lashing projection.
Large wooden bear cub mask. Face has a wide, protruding snout, mouth open to show bared and clenched teeth, incisors fitting together closely. Lips are painted red. Black eyes are very large, sitting in slightly sunken hollows, above which are wide black brows. Squared ears span across the top of the head, painted black and red. Backside of mask is hollowed, with a wire attached for hanging.
Burden basket with tumpline. Small, square base; basket walls flare toward rim, with a slightly curved profile. Black and red cherry bark imbrication is used to create linear designs with deep ‘V’ shapes on all sides. Hide thong loops, tied through near the rim, hold a tumpline made of red and grey wool and braided cedar bark.