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Large bentwood bowl, or dish. Wrapped around the four sides are painted images of killer whales, their heads meeting at the front, their tails at the back. Human-like faces appear in the whales’ blowholes and above the heads; a face with an upturned mouth and two ears looks out above the tail flukes, its clawed hands/paws on either side, and slender legs extending around to either side of the bowl. Dark red border around upper edge. Yellow cedar sides, red cedar base.
Hardwood (maple?) spoon with carved handle in form of a human figure with 4 potlatch rings on his head, sitting atop a small bird. Some areas highlighted with dark paint.
Horn spoon with a carved handle. Multiple figures carved all the way up the handle to the point: a killer whale at the tip of its handle, with a human figure below, then a second whale with a halibut in its mouth, and just below its snout a raven. Handle attached to bowl by copper rivets.
Spoon with a carved goat horn handle attached to a sheep horn bowl. Carvings on handle depict animal with two human-like figures.
Dagger hilt, or pommel, of walrus tusk or sperm whale tooth. Main section is the shape of a bear head, with a smaller bear crouching over the top of the lower head. Inlaid abalone eyes, teeth, nostrils and ears. A human figure extends right through the large head, its legs and knees protruding from each side of the main mouth, and the soles of its feet serving as teeth for the bear.
Hardwood bowl in the shape of a seal. Seal head projects from one end, tail at the other end. Hollowed oval bowl area is rounded along the sides, somewhat pointed at the ends. Outer surface shows carved seal design.
Shaman or healer's globular-shaped rattle features an owl on the front, its beak pronounced and its wings and legs carved in low relief; and on the reverse, another beaked creature, with legs and two-toed claws. Pins of native copper secure the handle, and sinew ties hold the rattle closed; black and red paint accents the carved imagery. (Interior likely holds pebbles, beads or lead shot.)
Dagger with a long, narrow blade, sharpened on both edges. Carved horn pommel in the shape of an animal head. Handle is wrapped with a hide strip and has a small piece of hair attached. Creature has inlaid abalone eyes.
Woven three-sgil hat, with a painted dragonfly design. The hat is conical in shape, with slightly concave sides that flare to the brim. Stylized line paintings of dragon flies decorate the body of the hat, in black and bright red-orange. At the top of the hat are three stacked basketry rings (sgil), unpainted. A headband is woven into the interior of the hat. Davidson's initials and date are painted inside.
Large, framed, silkscreen print. Design in black and red with cross-hatching. Abstract face at centre, whale fin above, wing tip below. Pencil inscription underneath the image reads: “27/99 / Robert Davidson '83”. The print is on rectangular, beige paper.