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Unpainted, wooden whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapered end. Previously broken into four lengthwise pieces, now repaired so there are two pieces (parts a-b). The first piece (part a) is semi-rounded and whole except for the chipped tapering end. The second piece (part b) is semi-rounded with a vertical crack down the middle of the tapering end.
Carved, wooden, raven mask with a long beak. The beak is hinged with leather twine on either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. The eyes are outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head is a braid of cedar. The back has cedar bundles tied to a wooded frame that sits on the wearers head. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assisted the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Raven headdress, or mask, with a long beak and hanging cedar strips. The beak is hinged with cedar on either side, to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging and white detailing and tear shaped painted nostrils. The eye is outlined in black on a green, ovoid-like background; brow is black. The top of the head is decorated with braided cedar bark. Long strips of cedar run down the back; a rectangular, cedar woven, plaited pattern is nailed to each cheek. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of attached twine cords. The mask is painted black, green, red and white.
Alternate groups of strips of red and golden colour cedar bark. Strips are folded over at the top and secured with two rows of twining.
Brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in four places with white and brown string, one near the wide end and three near the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end. A semi-oval hole is inbetween the string at the wider end and the three strings near the tapering end on one side.
Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end. Bound in beige gauze around near the wider end and in brown twine in two sections, both near the middle. Paper is placed along the sides in between the holes. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut square hole nearby at either side.
Brown wood whistle that has a flat, rectangular, bottle shape and is bound with brown twine near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. The wider end has three taper cut rectangular holes side-by-side nearby on one side where there is also a carving of two inward pointing profile bird heads underneath.
A hollow, brown trumpet-like horn, sometimes called a whistle. Circular in cross-section with a tapering section that flares outward to the larger end. Bound with bark near the middle. (No additional air vent.)
Mask with a rotating t-shaped appendage at top that has a seagull at the end of each arm. The mask has a scalloped scale symbol edge, a hooked nose, slightly protruding eyes, and a slightly pointed chin. The mask is painted with red on the t-shaped protrusion, white and black on the seagulls, alternating light red-brown, brown, white, and green on the scalloped edge, white with red and brown inverted scale symbol u-shapes on the forehead, black eyebrows, green around the eyes and over the top of the nose bridge, brown over the tip of the nose with brown scalloped scale symbols on the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, and a white chin and lower cheeks with red designs on the lower cheeks. The rotating seagull appendage is controlled by green cord with wooden toggles at the back of the mask. There is also a bent cedar frame attached at the reverse.
Two pieces of painted cotton (parts b and c) that used to be attached to the wooden bird headdress (part a). Part b has red and black Northwest Coast style designs, including a face, painted on it. Part c has Northwest Coast style feathers painted in black and a scalloped, feather-like edge along one side.