Many mythical creatures are represented in the Tlasula dances, according to the traditions of the family displaying the privilege. The personified earthquake is one of these. It is painted in black, red, and green on a natural wood background. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Wooden dishes came in a variety of sizes and forms. Many were undecorated and can be thought of as wholly functional, although they frequently have an elegance of form and proportion that raises them above their utilitarian role. This bowl was used for serving ordinary food and is not in any way a ceremonial piece. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Singers who sit at the back of the house in front of a painted screen use wooden batons such as these to beat on a plank on time with their songs. The baton (in front), which has a thunderbird design, may have been carved by Willie Seaweed.

The paint is black, white, yellow, green, and red.

The rivet is copper.