Tackle box of wood with a separate base (part a) and lid (part b). Together, the box is somewhat rectangular with a bulbous centre. A length of twisted cord is attached to the lid through a hole in the wood. The base has a raised edge, which fits snugly into the lid.

Bentwood box with pitch on the interior. There is a hole drilled in each upper corner of each side. On the front and back of the box there are light carvings - a large triangle at centre fills most of the space, with a row of small upside-down triangles along the upper edge. The box folds have fibre sewn throughout to stitch it together.

Bentwood box with painted black and red designs. Box is almost square with three steamed corners. The fourth corner and the bottom panel are nailed. All four sides are painted. The designs cover the upper 3/4 of each side, with a thick red line painted all around the box, below the designs. The lid is made of two pieces of planked wood.

Red cedar bentwood box (part a) with lid (part b). The box has three bentwood corners, curved and rounded, with pegs at the fourth corner. The lid has rounded edges, and is slightly thicker than the base. The front and back have circular paintings, with a different design inside each. Both have a red scalloped (U-forms) design around the entire outer edge of the circle. The ends of the box have simpler ovoid style designs. Designs are painted using mineral-based pigments.

THE TRANSFORMING IMAGE: PAINTED ARTS OF NORTHWEST COAST FIRST NATIONS. MCLENNAN, BILL AND KAREN DUFFEK, 2000, Publisher: UBC PRESS. VANCOUVER/TORONTO