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A red, bright blue, and black design consisting of three figures with a bird head (thunderbird?) at the top, a whale in the middle, and an animal head (lightning snake?, or wolf?) at the bottom. Two thin red arrows curve around the figures. The print is on vertically rectangular, white paper. Pencil inscription along the bottom edge reads '1/80 / Cousins / J. David - 93' with 'AThompson Sept 1993' along the lower right side of the image.
Circular drum with wooden frame. Skin attached to frame by thonging threaded through holes around outer edge. Six tension bands inside, all attached to small central block of wood. Painting of dogfish in centre. Part b is a drumstick: handle tapering toward padded head which is held in place by a leather thong wound around it.
Ovular convex bracelet with space between the two rounded ends. Exterior surface is covered with incised designs. Main design appears to be a whale with a sea wolf(?) inside. Artist initials and year, AB -96-, inscribed inside.
A long wooden adze handle (part a) carved with a stylized bear head at the angled section, with hair attached. Wrapped with cord in the middle and at the handle end. Note: the metal blade is no longer attached. Part b is a small folded leather blade cover, with a rubber band attached to the sides.
Carved wooden face mask with a large nose protruding out from the centre. Painted mainly in black and blue, with large red nostrils and a pattern of red dashes at both upper sides. Round open eyes and an open slit at the mouth. Chin unpainted. Braided cedar bark rope attached all around the edges; the braid meets at the top and is bound by a cotton twine. Half of the bark has been dyed red. Above the bound area the cedar bark sticks out over the forehead, as a loose bundle. Inside unpainted. Artist initials carved into wood (T inside the A). (Metal eye hook and plastic tied across back for hanging.)
Tall pole with carved and painted figures. Figures from top to bottom are: the harpooner, with a whale's dorsal fin in each hand; the second-ranked man in the whaling crew, who holds a harpoon; the shaman, who wears a frontlet and holds a rattle and a wand (and on his tongue is painted the head of a lightning serpent); Puk-ubs (whaler returned from drowing); and a grey whale, held up by Puk-ubs. The eyes and teeth on the shaman's face are in bronze. (The tip of the harpoon was replaced in 2024.)