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Bentwood chest with lid (part b). Painted distributive designs on all four sides, split symmetry on long sides. Heavy black formlines with red and black details. Complex designs on front and back; one short side has wide curving black bands with red outlined ovoids, split u's and a round eye shape; cross-hatched details. Other short side has wide curving black bands, a red circle shape to right, red split u's, ovoids and crosshatched details. Two drilled holes at top of each long side. Box lashed at one corner; metal patch nailed with square nails at top. Lid is thick and carved from a single piece of wood; rounded edges.
Mask of raven transforming into man. Raven is in two halves that separate when a string is pulled. The two pieces are hinged to sides of the interior face mask with both metal and skin hinges. The mask can close again with the pull of a separate set of strings.
A rectangular wood box on a flat base with a lid (part a) that fits on top. The sides of the box and lid are painted with red and black stylized creatures. There are two carved faces on the either sides of the lid with black eyes and eyebrows and a red mouth. The base, top, and sides of the box are made of red cedar; the faces are carved of alder and inset into the cedar, held in place with small wooden dowels. While there may be commercial paints used on the outside, the inner part is painted with a mineral-based paint made of red ochre.
Brown wooden mask painted with red and dark red design along the forehead and cheek areas. Eye and nose areas painted green which extends around the sides of the cheek areas. Dimple area painted with red hatch marks. Red mouth and cut out nostrils. Black eyebrows, moustache, and goatee. Ears painted with red downward diagonal lines. Eyes cut out. Cord strung through a hole in the middle of each ear and tied at back. Adze marks visible inside.
Long narrow carved box (part a) with lid (part b). Lid extends out from box, and has rounded, slightly beveled edges and rounded top. A long rectanglular incised line is the only decorative element on lid. Two carved and painted end pieces set between side panels and nailed. Outside long panels are also carved and painted. Designs on long panels are similar: bear at center, flanked by mirror images of salmon-trout head, U forms and split u, ovoids, and cross hatching in upper corners. One side also has long feathers represented at ends, and an ovoid on each side of the bear with hatching. One short side has side profile of bear (?) and U form. Colours are blue, red, and black.