'In the Spirit of the Ancestors'-This robe is believed to be the first robe woven of mountain goat wool in Washington State in the 20th century. By the early 20th century, traditional mountain goat wool robes had been replaced by commercial trade blankets. Fran James and her son Bill have been instrumental in reviving and continuing the traditional weaving and basketry skills of the Lummi people.

This broad-bowled ladle appears to be of sheep horn. The bowl and shank of the handle have been worked very thin and shaped by steaming and bending. The finial of the handle is left with its natural curve and carved to represent a bear-like creature and a bird. Both have eyes of abalone shell. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)