Unpainted dish or bowl in the form of a seal, carved from a single piece of wood. Wood is reddish-brown; the details of the seal are incised. The head extends at one end, with mouth closed; the flippers and tail at the other end. Along the side of the bowl, the flippers are held against the body....

Trough-like dish, carved from a single piece of wood. Reddish-brown in colour with an incised animal design across the top of the dish, and mirrored on each end. The extended ends slant downward somewhat. The bowl is oblong-rectangular in shape, similar to the overall shape of the dish. The base ...

Christmas card. Brown and orange silkscreen print, with light blue inside the thin lines, on off-white paper. Depicted are: a large bear filling the entire rectangular space and a small human-like figure at centre. At the bottom, "Haida Bear Mother and Cub" is printed below image. Printed inside ...

Mai mask. Carving of a face is oblong and narrow, with a pointed head, a ridge running down forehead, and a prominent nose with a curved nostril free-spanning the lower part of the face. Mask is painted in swirls, short rounded lines, and colour blocks in shades of brown and dark yellow, with whi...

Watercolour painting depicting Fort Simpson and the village of Lax Kw'alaams. The image shows a coastal inlet with Tsimshian village houses built all around the shore, along with a large fort on the left, with "H.G.Co. S FORT" hand-printed on its wall. In the foreground there are two Tsimshian pe...

Double weave basketry hat. Hat is cone-shaped, made in a small tight weave, undecorated but for two slightly protruding encircling lines placed just below peak and above the rim. Hat’s point is made of four wide strips of bark that are then separated into smaller strands and incorporated into the...

Round basket with pattern and imagery. Basket is a light brown-yellow colour with images in darker brown. Narrow round base flares upward toward midpoint, lower half embellished with human figures standing square to front, arms hanging at sides, feet turned outwards. Figures are interspersed with...

Wooden guardian figure. Figure sits in a crouched position, hands resting on knees that are drawn up to chest. Head and face are elongated, nose and mouth wide, brows heavy. A round hat sits high on the head, with a small brim under three tall rings at crown.

Blanket fragment. The textile is woven of thick wool, with lines of fabric plaited vertically- two lines of dark brown on each end and two of magenta at centre. Tassels hang sparsely from one of the narrow ends, while the adjacent edge has been cut, causing the weaving to loosen and fray over time.

Model totem pole. Pole is carved from wood, left mainly natural colour, with facial features highlighted in red and black paint. At centre is a large bear with prominent snout, tongue emerging between canine teeth. Bear is in a sitting position, a small human-like figure held in front with the be...