Bottle

Native American

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Abstract composition in shades of brown, ivory, and green, has multiple rectangular forms juxtaposed with black linear outlines of a felled tree, a vessel, a canoe, a wheel, an animal head, and other forms.
Seated woman wearing Corn Maiden regalia including tableta headdress, looking at cell phone; adobe pueblo architecture in background with satellite dish, telephone line, and stylized cloud with falling raindrops.
Outdoor market scene includes people selling a variety of items including silver and turquoise jewelry, pottery, melons, and a stove, among other things. One group of people is seated and a woman kneeling on the ground is serving food and coffee. Children are playing and eating, people are pushing and pulling various carts and pick-up trucks are parked in the background. A narrow band of blue sky with puffy clouds sits above the horizon line; rug is bordered on left and right sides with zig-zag pattern.
Halibut hook (two part). The barb arm is of spruce with rusty iron barb. The carved arm is cottonwood representing "Hoosh-ta" the otter. The carving is recent, on an old piece of wood. The figure faces the barb, contrary to the usual practice - in part it seems the work of an amatuer.