Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund

This skirt would be worn wrapped from back around the sides. The open front would then be covered by a fringed apron. This skirt shows signs of much wear. Most of the materials it is made from are from local sources with the exception of two copper discs, shaped and cut like the abalone. All the ornaments in addition to being aesthetically pleasing would make a sound as the woman moved in the dance. A small blue bead is fastened in the fringe.

This would be used on top of the head to steady carrying baskets.

The spoon is carved from one piece of wood. The short handle has a leaf like form of jagged projections along each side.

The spoon is carved from one piece of wood. The handle is carved into a plant like form and then incised with geometric lines.

This spoon is in one piece. The handle is carved with a rounded end and four steps along each side until it reaches the bowl. The bowl is darkened from use.

Small rounded basket-like piece with a dark brown geometric design on a natural light yellow-brown background. Design consists of a central dark brown horizontal band that has outward pointing negative space triangles alternating at either inner side of the band with the upward pointing negative space triangles having a dark brown upward pointing triangle below the band while the downward pointing negative space triangles have a dark brown downward pointing triangle above the band. Rim has vertical beading.

Circular woven piece. Design consists of a natural zig zag band bordered by black boxes with red-brown triangles in between; a horizontal black band with red-brown triangles pointing to the zig zag band; and a black and red-brown geometric pattern around the rim.

Wide, slope-sided, round tray with overlaid yellow-brown bear grass design on a brown ground. From the rim, there is the following: a brown continuous zigzag on yellow-brown band; a brown band; a narrower yellow-brown band; a narrow brown band; a wide area of brown interlocking triangular stepped design on yellow-brown; a narrow brown band; and the centre is overlaid except it is now torn at the centre. Outside is undecorated but shows some bear grass.

Round, twined, brown bowl with a light yellow-brown bear grass pattern band below the rim. Design consists of two parallel raised rows between a step pattern, above and below the centre band.