Originally thought to have been made by people from the Klamath River region (Hupa, Yurok, or Karok) of northern California, later identified (by Margaret S Mathewson from Oregon State) as from the Siletz Reservation in coastal Oregon and from the turn of the century or late 1880s.Large, barrel-shaped basket with lid, probably a storage basket. Diagonal or 3-strand twined base with single-twined body. Two horizontal bands of white grass overlay with black triangles of maidenhair fern stem. Row of openwork just below rim, where pairs of warp elements have been crossed to form decorative x's. Two rows of single twining at the rim. The lid is bowl shaped, with one horizontal band of overlay matching that of the basket.The Confederated Tribes of Siletz include Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat, Molala, Kalapuya, Tillamook, Alsea, Siuslaw/Lower Umpqua, Coos, Coquelle, Upper Umpqua, Tututni, Chetco, Tolowa, Takelma, Galice/Applegate, and Shasta.

Hand puppet of José (Joseph). Head and arms are carved from wood and painted. The hands are disproportionately large. He has black eyes and eyebrows, straight black chin-length hair with ears visible, small red mouth, and black facial hair with beard that extends outwards. He wears a carved cowboy hat. His fabric body is vibrant blue and painted with beige designs decorated with red, white and some yellow dots. The collar and cuffs are lined with beige lace. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body to control its head, arms and movements.