From card: "Gift of Edward Namegus, 1932, who had inherited it from his grandfather. Oblong black velvet and sateen on opposite side of a semi-stiff inside, beaded around edge in red and green. Most of front covered with large solid, hour-glass shaped design in white and a few blue beads, and square arch at top in same colors. Small floral spray in pink beads at each side. Supposed to be Thunder-bird design, gotten from a dream, very sacred, kept hidden, worn around neck (by a ribbon) mainly in bear hunting."

From card: "Globular central bowl, front carved into a birds head, from which extends below, and to the back 3 lines of dots probably meant to represent tail feathers but looking much like the octopus suckers on some other N.W.C. masks." Per Tommy Joseph, 6-2-2009, pipe is carved in the form of an octopus or "devil fish," rather than a bird.