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Painting on paper of five decorated maple leaves; done in two rows of three and two. Designs inside leaves are (from left to right, top to bottom): beaver, monster, hawk, owl, and fool. First, third and fifth leaves are black, second is dark green, and fourth is teal. All leaves have "CANADA" written inside them, along with the name of the design. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in orange, olive green, dark blue, black, teal, gold, light green, and red. Series number, no. 5, title and artist signature written along bottom edge; additional numbers in corners on front and back.
Painting on paper of six maple leaves with canoe designs in them; done in two rows of three. All canoes have passengers wearing a variety garments and accessories, and in different poses; positions include paddling, holding a spear, and sitting with upraised hands. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black. "CANADA" is written inside each leaf; title and artist signature written along bottom edge of painting.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract geometric and linear designs painted across surface; done in black. Painting is divided into four horizontal sections. Top section is decorated with intersecting lines of varying widths; inverted triangle along top centre edge of band. Second section is filled with rows of inverted triangles; lines protrude from tips of triangles, connecting them to row below. Triangles in bottom row are facing upward and their protruding lines connect with those in the row above. Third section of painting is made up of three bands. Top band is decorated with variety of connected shapes, decorated with diagonal lines; shapes consist of triangles, diamonds, rectangles, and pentagons. Second band is filled with diamonds; negative space between diamonds and edges of band are decorated with diagonal lines. Bottom band of third section is covered with irregularly-shaped pentagons; negative space between shapes and edges of band are decorated with diagonal and horizontal lines. Bottom section of painting is divided into three parts: long thin rectangle along top edge, square in bottom left corner, and a rectangle in the bottom right. Small decorated triangle in top right corner of square; rest of section is undecorated. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with various abstract designs painted across surface; done in black. Painting is divided into four horizontal sections. Top band consists of diamonds and triangles decorated with diagonal and horizontal lines; multiple stripes underneath main design. Second section consists of rows of alternating triangles; triangles alternate between plain and decorated with diagonal lines. Third section is made up of three rows decorated with triangles, diamonds, and intersecting lines; short plain lines, "I" shapes and circles throughout. Bottom section of painting has a variety of designs, including irregular shapes, triangles, zigzags, circles, plain and curved lines, and twisted ladder-like shapes. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract linear and geometric designs painted across surface; done in black. Thin vertical lines cover entire width of painting; small triangles, semi-circles, and an hourglass-shape are in the top right corner of the painting, in between the lines. Hourglass-like shape is black; semi-circles and triangles have semi-circular and dot decorations inside. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract geometric and linear designs painted across surface; done in black. Top half of painting has a central design of connected triangles and diamonds; all are decorated with diagonal lines. "X"'s, stars and plain lines throughout. Main design is trimmed with wide bands along top and bottom edges. Top band filled with diamonds; negative space between diamonds and edges of band are filled with diagonal lines. Majority of diamonds have stars in their centres. Bottom band has a zigzag running through the middle; negative space between zigzag and top edge of band are filled with diagonal lines, bottom section is empty. Bottom half of painting is covered in rows decorated with groupings of vertical lines; "X"'s in between groupings throughout design. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract geometric and linear designs painted across surface; done in black and dark brown. Top half of painting has a variety of shapes inside a diamond grid; negative space between grid and shapes is filled with horizontal lines or plain brown. Several shapes on left side of grid have linear and curvilinear motifs in their centres. Bottom half of painting is covered with an assortment of zigzags; some have diagonal lines and shapes protruding from them. Additional irregular shapes and linear patterns throughout zigzags. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.
Northwest Coast style imagery painted on a doubled piece of large, rectangular burlap. The image background and facial details are in red, with a vertical dark blue border along the edge of each side. There are four main faces, with round copper buttons for eyes. The bottom section has one of the larger faces, with a dark blue canoe in profile above the centre; then two smaller faces side-by-side in the middle, with two rectangles above, each with two small faces detailed inside; then another larger face at the top, with three dark blue copper shapes above it. The unpainted areas of the faces are natural light brown jute. There are two small white plastic buttons sewn on near the lower left corner. The piece is made of two pieces of burlap folded over at the top and sewn together, using the same jute fibre, along the sides, with the bottom left open. The back is unpainted, with a large Royal Coffee stamped logo in the lower half.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract linear and curvilinear designs painted across surface; done in black. Painting is divided into nine irregularly-shaped sections; five sections on left and four on right. All sections have designs of wavy and straight lines, with four or five straight lines protruding from them, throughout. A majority of the main lines end in a curl or solid triangle. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.
Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract linear and geometric motifs painted across surface; done in black. Top half of painting has vertical lines across width; smaller vertical lines frame either side of large ones. Bottom half of painting is divided into two sections, separated by a straight line with protruding diagonal lines at top. Left side has groupings of short plain lines, "X"'s, and curved lines framing straight lines throughout; one twisted ladder-like shape in top left corner. Right side of bottom half has long twisted ladder-like designs along width. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.