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A small thin rectangular mat made of parallel bamboo grasses sewn together by threads going across perpendicularly in seven groups that attach to a larger flat piece at each end. The parallel bamboo grasses are dark blue with dark blue threads and natural brown ends.
Oolichan net; 7 meter long fishing net, made from twisted commericial cotton cords. Knotted strands throughout form diamond-shaped openings. The mouth has a thick cotton rope looped through all the cord ends; the opening is 4.2 meters wide lying flat (doubled); the rope extends by an extra 64 cm loop beyond the netting at one side, and 67 cm at the other side. The net gradually narrows along its length, and changes over the last section to a thinner knotted cotton fibre, with smaller diamond-shaped openings. The last section extends for 2.6 meters and has been attached to the larger section with a thin black twisted fibre cord. The narrow end is open, and is approx. 50 cm wide. The net has been repaired using black or green twisted cotton cordage in several small areas.
Yoke made from a v-shaped piece of wood attached via cords at each end to a wooden crossbar with an iron hook in its centre. A length of red cord and coiled plant stem (?) are also attached to the v-shaped piece.
Wooden mask adorned with cedar bark fringe at back that extends down past the bottom of the mask. Face is carved forward with a strong downward slant. There are two deeply carved ridges running from nose to temples that are accentuated with black lines. There are heavy black brows at the top of the face, a scalloped design in black below the cheeks, a dark yellow hooked nose with red nostrils, pursed protruding red lips, and a slightly pointed chin with a short horse hair beard. A feather with a long shaft protrudes upwards from one side and there is a bunch of white, grey and grey-brown feathers attached to a pointed piece of wood with adhesive fabric tape (b) and inserted into a hole in the top of the mask. The edge of the mask on the sides of the face and chin is painted brown.
Woman's decorative ornament consisting of a sprig of evergreen foliage, cloves, seed pods(?) and small cones, combined with an artificial flower made of gilt wire. Bound together with brown florist's tape and finished with a metallic gold rickrack bow.
Pair of medium brown human hair braids, secured at the top with tightly wound black thread and cotton tape. Secured at the bottoms with tightly wound black thread. Thick at the top end, tapering to the bottom. Small bow of black velvet ribbon at the top end.
Pair of arm bands for the lower arm shaped like cylinders tapering to the wrist. Arm bands are made of parallel lengths of bamboo with a circle of rubber inserted through holes in the bamboo lengths at each end, onto which are threaded bamboo cylinders that serve as spacers between the ends of the lengths of bamboo.
Untanned leather cutout, translucent with red and black pattern painted on one side supported by split bamboo rod which is fastened with four cord ties. Patterned with a human-like moustached figure holding a coiled serpent on its left arm (as used) and a pyramid shaped object in its raised right hand. Figure is in profile, but two round eyes are frontal. Nose is hooked with a bird-like beak and mouth shows one prominent fang. Two feathered wings extend behind shoulders. Clothed with high headdress, trousers and body and limb jewelry. Shown in motion with extended legs. An object with two flower-like wheels lies between feet, the wheel pattern is repeated at waist level. Behind the figure the fanged serpent with extruded tongue is patterned with flecked scales and a row of red hearts. The wings, headdress and other prominent features are perforated by closely spaced round, oblong and triangular holes.
Wide hand opposed with flipper, relatively flat in cross-section and strung on a leather thong which is tied in two places. The thong passes through a hole drilled, side to side, at constriction between hand and flipper. Hand has channels delineating fingers and flattened fingernails. Flipper is angled along edge and has five channels covering the surface. A series of characters and '2-20432' are inscribed on bottom.
Female figure with baby in pouch on back and holding an antler fish on sinew line in her left hand. Figure is laterally elongated and has a hump at back of pouch and below. Her parted hair is indicated with sketchy lines. She has a long triangular face with a large straight mouth and close-set oval eyes above a triangular nose. Baby's hood is up and has slit eyes, triangular nose and straight mouth. There is a hole through figure's right hand. Carving marks show overall. Small scrapes on side, especially at base. Inscription on bottom reads 'k66191'. Sticker reads '321'. Antler peg on the bottom of one corner levels bottom. Partially sawn section on back base.