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Hollow, oval-shaped sphere. Entire surface has in relief carving. Creature's face at one end with jagged white teeth inset in a hollowed out oval mouth, circular staring eyes of inset pearl-like blue shell with black-painted pupils, wing-like eyebrows attached to the eyes, leaves that form the nose, and a long, slender moustache. Four oval panels on the width-wise circumference, each containing a human figure in European dress: two males, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat while the other is in a long-fringed cloak and a spherical hat; and two females in high-heel shoes and long, patterned dresses, one with a bustle. Fifth panel at the top has a slot opening. Incised hatching covers ground area while leafy plants and other patterned bands fill the other areas. Some openwork. At the opposite end to the creature's face, there is a hole surrounded by a ring and four evenly-spaced leaves projecting outward.
Wood shaft with three-sided blade which takes one quarter of overall length. Widest side has indented line painted red. Shaft is lacquered with gold, red brown, and black bands. Notched ivory piece for butt end. Below this, a knotted cotton cord is attached through hole in the shaft. Below this, four feathers are attached lengthwise along gold lacquered shaft section and are held in place by two black lacquer bands which overlap at the ends of the feathers. Two feathers have disappeared, the other two are still attached.
Rectangular basket (a) with rounded corners and a flat lid (b); lid is fitted flush to slightly flaring sides. Slat foundation of cedar joined together in split-stitched cedar root coiling. Sides decorated with imbrication resembling small rectangles which are placed in zigzag designs; there is a row each of red brown and black cherry bark flanking light yellow brown bark. Pattern horizontal on longest sides, vertical on ends. Other small design elements interspersed. Sturdy rim around base elevates basket. Imbricated and beaded upper basket edge in red brown cherry bark; lid with small loop handles, one at one end, the other, broken off (part c). Lid with beaded diamond patterns in red and black; faded. Base and top recessed rims are cracked and broken off.
Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with rounded corners and a lid (part b). Slat foundation used for both the lid and the base, but bundles of cedar roots were used for the sides. Lid (part b) fitted flush to slightly flared sides from which single handle is attached, one end to each long side. Handle is composed of bundles reinforced with cotton cord. Sides of the basket (part a) are decorated with imbricated panels of light yellow brown grass with alternating red brown and black dyed cherry bark in four "V" motifs. Panels are outlined in black, two each on longest sides and one on each end. Sturdy rim around base edge elevates basket. Beading in red and black cherry bark on the lid (part b) top and sides with grass at the lid's rim.
Round, light brown grass basket with dyed orange and purple rings, orange flanked by purple at base, and purple at centre. Base is woven from thick grass. Braided cherry and cedar bark around rim and braided handle of dyed bark. Rim made oval by pulling from handle use.
Heart-shaped fibre bundle basket; sides created by bundled sweet grass coiled around in a continuous spiral and held together with a lashing of dark brown thread. Sides flare outward from a birch bark base decorated with a floral design of yellow and purple circles and crosses in quill work, much of which is missing. Coiling interrupted by openwork pattern formed by bundled grass stitched into one zigzag.