Red wool dance shirt with appliqué and beading. The shirt has a round neckline and long sleeves. Around the neck is a ‘H’ shaped appliqué panel. There are black appliqué panels around the neck, cuffs and bottom hem. The panels have beaded floral motifs with shell button centres and are edged with green trim. The inner lining is green material.

Nkisi figure made of wood. Figure stands on a round platform with knees slightly bent. The arms are bent at the elbows, with both hands placed on a protruding abdomen with an empty hollowed-out space at centre. Each elbow is wrapped, and the right wrap contains a bird foot. The skullcap is raised, with a single horn mounted to the crown. The eyes are narrow slits, with wooden pupils, and the open rectangular mouth has four wooden teeth. Hanging from the pointed chin is a strip of reddish-brown hide. The long neck, waist and ankles are all wrapped and coloured a reddish-orange. The body is heavily decorated, notably on the face and chest.

sample of double-twist cedar bark twine made by Evelyn McHalsie and Teresa Carlson at the Shxwt'a:selhawtxw Interpretive Centre (1996)

sample of double-twist cedar bark twine made by Evelyn McHalsie and Teresa Carlson at the Shxwt'a:selhawtxw Interpretive Centre (1996)

ground nephrite chisel blade; white

Stone pestle. Locality: Vicinity of Okanagon, Wash.* *Information comes from the original accession ledger.