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Re-creation of two wolf posts and a three wolf lintel. Similar posts and lintel originally stood at the back wall of Chief Herbert (Copper) Johnson's House.

Tsonoqwa figure which originally faced a debtors house with arms outstretched to show it was waiting for a marriage payment from another household in the village (sources say the transaction was between a Chief Herbert Johnson and his father in law). When the payment was made the figure was rotated toward the sea to acknowledge the payment.

Re-creation of interior poles and lintel located at Big House. Original posts were at the back wall of Chief Herbert Johnson's House.

Rear interior poles of Chief Herbert Johnson's House. Two wolf figures set on carvings of coppers. Three wolves sit atop the lintel joining the two poles. Re-carvings of these poles and lintel are currently located on the inside and outside of the entryway at Big House.

This painting was done by Emily Carr, 1871-1945 while in the field. It is of a Tsonoqwa figure that stood outside Chief Herbert Johnson's House. A Bill Holm, 1943-2009 reconstruction of this piece is now on display in the portico in front of the Burke Museum at the University of Washington, Seattle.