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Rattle in the shape of an eagle with inlayed abalone shell eyes and a face carved on its underside. The wings that extend upward from the top of the body have bird's heads depicted along their proximal edges, and defined feathers. The body of the bird is incised with crescent-shaped and short straight lines. The hooked beak is also engraved with a crescent shape. The face on the underside of the bird has an open mouth with eight visible teeth, and two oval-shaped eyes which are outlined and capped with eyebrows. A faint line is visible along the lower portion of the bird where the two pieces were glued together after the pebbles were inserted. The rattle has a dark brown finish. The letter "A" is carved on top of the eagles head with an oval shape directly below it.
Wooden wool beater with a long blade, which curves upwards at the pointed end. The hand-grip is inset from the blade and has a wider square-shaped knob at its end. One surface of the blade is stained a dark red-brown colour, but the majority of the wood is a yellowish brown colour. The edges are rough.
The shaft has dark vertically linear designs carved on a natural background above five cane joints. The end of the shaft is notched, and the base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with thin red and natural coloured cane strips. The point is plain dark wood and has a wrapped tip.
The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above six cane joints. The point consists of three layers of elaborately carved barbs which are emphasized with white pigment. The very tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and stained.
The shaft has dark vertically linear designs carved on a natural ground above six cane joints. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with a thin cane strip. The point is plain dark wood with a wrapped tip.
The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above seven cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.
The shaft is carved with a dark vertically linear design on a natural background above seven cane joints. The point is of dark wood and has a carved barb on the end. The tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with a thin strip of cane.
Rectangular-shaped rattle with bear's face carved on one side and a raven design on the other. Lines delineating the bear's ears, eyes, nostrils, mouth and chin are engraved into the surface. The bear's mouth is oval-shaped with eight teeth visible. Traces of white paint are present within the grooves of the teeth. Black paint has been applied to the muzzle area and brow region of the bear's face. Black paint is also applied to the sides of the rectangular rattle, but not the handle. The handle, like the high relief areas of the rattle, is stained a dark brown colour. The raven depicted on the opposite side is in a seated position with wing extended. The wing has five feathers, while the tail which curves slightly upwards has three. Black and white pigment highlights the engraved areas of the raven also.
The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above six cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.
The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above five of the six cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.