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FROM CARD: "TWO SPOON-SHAPED PIECES OF CARVED WOOD, ONE WITH A HUMAN FIGURE CARVED ON CONVEX SIDE, THE OTHER WITH A HUMAN MASK. EACH ONE IS MADE THIN WHERE IT BEGINS TO FORM THE HANDLE. THE FLAT OR CONCAVE SIDES OF THE BODY FACE EACH OTHER AND THE ENDS THAT FORM THE HANDLE ARE BOUND TOGETHER WITH A WRAPPING OF CORD. USED AT THE DOG FEASTS. 20,590. LOANED TO S.I. CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT (A&I) 10-29-75."Ian Reed (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th -24th, 2013. There is is a sea creature on the clapper, with eyes, fin, tail, nose, and big lips. There is also a human on the back, with a dorsal fin. The clapper appears to be made out of yew.