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Headdress in the form of a bird with the head and chest at the front, and two wings folded over a tail at the back. The figure is painted white with a black animal figure design on the chest, the outlines of feathers on the wings and tail in black, the eyes and eyebrows in black, and the mouth in red. Off-white fabric attached with metal nails behind chest. One of a set of four (see A6154 - A6157).
Headdress in the form of a bird with the head and chest at the front, and two wings folded over a tail at the back. The figure is painted white with a black animal figure design on the chest, the outlines of feathers on the wings and tail in black, the eyes and eyebrows in black, and the mouth in red. Off-white fabric attached with metal nails behind chest. One of a set of four (see A6154 - A6157).
Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red, snout-like protruding nostril with a series of black and white s-shapes above. Running from the brow is a central black frill, outlined in white, that protrudes outward then curves downwards to the top of the beak. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is natural with black, feather-like detailing. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine that articulates the beak. The top and sides have small bundles of small stripes of cedar bark. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
Cedar bentwood box (part a) with a lid (part b). All four sides made from a single cedar board, steamed and bent into three right angle corners. The open seam is nailed together. A separate cedar board is nailed on to make a bottom. Lid is constructed of a cedar board with one side of having an upturned flaring edge.
Whale mask, or headdress, with moveable dorsal fin, pectoral fins, tail and lower jaw. At the base of the dorsal fin is an eagle with outstretched wings. The bird is attached to rigging for movement. By the blow hole there is a carved face of Bak'was. Under the lower jaw of the whale is a face, and on the pectoral fins are protruding hands in dark and light green. The tail shaft is segmented. The tail fins have a painted ovoid design underneath and a facial design on top. The body is painted black with white lines and circles. The fins are painted with designs in red, green, black and white. The face is painted black with black eyebrows outlines in white, green around the eyes with incised white lines, white below the eye sockets, black and red nostrils with white rims, and red lips with Bak'was painted in white, black, green and red. The bird is painted white and black with red legs and eyes, a white beak with red edges, and its wings are black with white stripes on the underside and white with black and red dots of paint on the top side. Some of the original painting can be found inside the side fins.
Model bellows with wood base that has a short wedge-shaped handle, an oval body, and two long hollow cylinders that are open at the end. Two pieces of hide are attached at the top of the body, each with a wooden stick attached to the centre. The bellows is decorated with indented burnt circles around the body and along the length of the cylinders. The bottom of the body and the end of the handle are also burnt ? to a dark brown finish.
Short, cleaver-shaped metal saw with a yellow-white antler handle. Handle and saw are joined with a full tang, secured with a metal rivet, along the upper edge of the blade.
Bent nail protruding from a large tooth; length of twined string attached to end of the tooth.
Trident end with copper nails forming barbs.
Miniature drum; circular, open on bottom, frame secured with copper rivets. Projecting piece at one side resembles a walrus head with one tusk.