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Shield's front side has two sets of four parallel v-shaped lines pointing towards centre of shield connected by two sets of four straight parallel lines that run along the sides of the shield, and on the other end, one more set of four parallel v-shaped lines that point towards the centre of the shield. Inner side has been carved out at centre to form a handle, but is otherwise undecorated.
Plain brown wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. From one end to the other, the colour of the wood goes from darker and along the concave edge to lighter.
Spear thrower with carved finial that is decorated with small white triangles. Loop of braided cord knotted around centre of shaft.
One end is pointed and bulbous with lighter band of colour. The shaft is plain.
A plain white shell cut in cross section, creating a bracelet-like effect, with amber-coloured beads and pink shell "buttons".
A plain white shell cut in cross section, creating a bracelet-like effect, with two holes drilled in the third stage.
Brown wooden ladle with a decorative, vertical handle carved in the shape of a bird; ladle's bowl and bird handle are shallowly carved with geometric and linear patterning.
Miniature rectangular shaped dish carved out of a thick plank of wood. The centre has been hollowed out, the ends are angled with concave impressions. The exterior has a slightly bevelled surface below the proximal edge. Painted with red, black and gold designs on the exterior surfaces. An animal face resembling a beaver, is present at each of the ends, while stylized bird-like designs are centred on each of the longer sides. The gold paint is used primarily as an accent colour. The artist signed the base, in red paint: "Made by Stanley James, Nanaimo B.C."
Mask (a) made from two pieces of wood joined down the centre of the mask at an angle and supported by a triangular piece of wood at the top. The mask is painted white with heavy black eyebrows, light blue around the circular eyes with a red and blue design element at the temples, red nostrils, a black scalloped design that arches over the cheeks from the nostrils to the chin, a black moustache, red lips, and a black line under the lower lip. A tuft of off-white and brown feathers, some of which are painted blue at the tips, are attached to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive fabric tape that has been painted blue (b), and the tuft fits into a hole in the top of the mask.
Mask (a) depicting a flat face with slightly pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with protruding red lips. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is a black painted moustache, a scalloped design in black and red around the mouth area, and a black u-shape with two white circles beside the eyes. The remainder of the face is white. Two bunches of grey, brown and white feathers secured to two wooden sticks with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b and c) fit into two holes in the forehead.