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Tumpline with a wide middle area woven with a multicoloured zigzagging pattern, ending in a narrow, braided bark rope on one side. Part b is a narrow, braided plant fibre rope with a knot at one end, frayed at other; broken off from the tumpline.
Rattle carved in the shape of a wooden bird. Two horizontal pieces are joined below the tail and wings. Four small holes on each side with narrow cord fastening top to bottom. Feathers are carved on the back. Narrow slit from top to bottom above head. Tail is the handle. There is bark wrapped around the end of the tail. The bird is painted black. The handle is unpainted.
Wooden mat creaser carved with two bird-like heads facing in opposite directions. Both surfaces are engraved with thunderbirds, dotted lines (rain?) and diamond shapes. An oblong opening has been carved into the centre of the piece to create a handle. The heads of the two birds are also decorated with incised lines, but different patterns. One has a series of criss-crossing diamond shapes enhanced with a white powdery substance and a circular eye, while the other has a slit-like eye and a diagonal slit on each side of its mouth. There are two incised thunderbirds on each side of the creaser, at the same end, for a total of four. They have dotted lines to represent their wing feathers and Xs on their tails, the ones in the middle of the creaser (beneath the opening) are upside down. Diamond shapes and dotted lines are likewise only represented at one end of the object, but on both sides.
Wooden mat creaser, carved and engraved with an animal head, bird, circle and triangle design.
Woven tumpline with wide band in middle. Coloured oblongs and braided tie at each end. Black, white and blue bands of pattern.
Southern style oval wood dish with flared sides and Blunt, high, ends with arched tops. Edge is finished with copper nails. Dark brown marks on inside of dish.
Small wooden bowl painted with designs on four sides, made from five pieces of wood. The bottom is flat; the ends and sides are slightly convex. Designs painted all the way around the outside in black, red, red-brown, blue on a cream-coloured background; red borders at rim and base.
Oval wooden rattle with handle carved in one piece and remainder split and hollowed out. Pebbles(?) inside. Two halves are bound with twine at handle and attached through two sets of holes at each side. One side has black and red design, at outer edge, of head, eyes and ears. Other side has two large, double U-shapes and horizontal form lines in black and red.
A carved ovoid shaped rattle with handle. Rattle is made of two pieces joined by metal pins on sides and base of handle. Front is convex with carved, painted human face with black eyes. Red face with black marking and crosshatching on either side of the nose. Mouth is red. Back has Northwest Coast design with ovoids, beak-like design, and crosshatching. Stones and shells inside rattle. The brown wood is painted dark red, red, and black.
Silver bracelet carved in Northwest Coast design. Bracelet is ovular in shape and has opening between the two rounded ends. PAS 85 engraved on back.