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Stone club collected on the Cook expedition, 1778. Club depicts a face with human hair attached to the head, and a protruding stone tongue.

Slat armour with carved heads and formline design. Collected on the Cook Expedition, 1778.

Detail of slat armour with carved heads and formline design. Collected on the Cook Expedition, 1778.

Bow from the Cook collection in Florence, Italy.

Likely not a shamanistic charm, this is a carved figurine of a mother tending to an infant in a cradle. Very early example of NWC art collected on Cook expedition. Displays head flattening of baby's head. grooves are typical of carving with beaver tooth knife.

Slat armour with carved heads and formline design. Collected on the Cook Expedition, 1778.