Cermonial mask carved by Simon Charlie of the Cowichan Band given to Bob Akerman

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022001

Cermonial mask carved by Simon Charlie, Cowichan Band

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022002

Canoe bailer made out of cedar bark. Used to bail out the canoes as the natives travelled

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022003

Soul catcher used by the shaman when person got sick. The shamen believed people had five souls and when ill, they had lost one. They would pretend they are paddling, they would find a soul, they would put it in this hollow device and they would return to the sick person, lay it on the sick person’s chest and blow on it to make the person well, they would now have their soul back.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022004

Northwest Coast hand hammers

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022005

Shaman’s tools
rattle on left. The black stone is the healing stone. Shaman believed it had healing power and would massage the sick person’s back with this stone.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022006

Spindle and needles
These belonged to Bob Akerman’s grandmother, Mary Ann Gyves (Tuwahwiye) Mary Ann Gyves made the needles out of hardach.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022007

Rubbing stones used to smooth wood and rubbing the skins of animals to soften them for tanning.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022008

Net sinkers. They were put in the bottom the their nets with cedar floaters on top and put across the river to catch salmon.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022009

Stone bowls used for mixing paint. They made their own paint, for red they used red ochre ground up and put seal oil with it to make their paint.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022010

Stone bowls used to mix paint.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022011

Stone bowl with three areas in order to have three different colours.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022012

Ceremonial bowl with whale head carving at lower left attached to it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022013

Bowls

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022014

On left, net sinkers and the right, bowls. The wooden objects are peace pipes.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022015

Centre #5 are cannon balls, they were used by the English and Spanish ships when they first came here. #6 us gaming stones, they played ball with them, they are perfectly round.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022016

#21 Northwest Coast hand hammers

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022017

Black stone that they claim had healing power. Shamans used it when they were visiting the sick.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022018

Fish bone, could have been used to punch holes in cloth and leather.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022019

Salish Canoe anchor

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022020

Salish anchor on left and Haida anchor on right

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022021

Jade chisels. Jade from Fraser River. Used for carving.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022022

Net sinkers on left. Harpoon (in back) for spearing fish. When the harpoon entered in the fish, the harpoon would detach and they would have the fish on the string.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022023

Hammers from rock

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022024

Fishing equipment

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022025

On upper left, club for clubbing halibut The halibut were clubbed in order to stun them before they took them into their canoe.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022026

Clubs

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022027

On the right conglomerate rock.

On the left, the device could be used to smooth their arrows off.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022028

On left, bone wedges, on the right bone awls

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022029

Fire starter. Dry leaves were put in the bottom and then they would have a spindle to twirl around, spinning until the leaves make a fire.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022030

Native copper decoration, note the fish carved in centre and sun on outer edge. This is native copper, it is made by pounding the copper out of raw stone. You can tell the native copper as opposed to white man copper because the native copper still has the green copper stain in it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022031

Native copper chisel

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022032

This hammer belonged to Bob’s great grandfather, Chief Tzouhalem

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022033

Picture of Sophie King at her home at Beaver Point. Her carvings surrond her.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022034

Ogo Pogo carved by Sophie King. Sophie walked the beaches near her home at Beaver Point looking for driftwood that would be suitable to carve. She then painted her carving and mounted it for display.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022035

Fawn carved by Sophie King from driftwood she found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point. The fawn was carved and then painted.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022036

Woodpecker on tree trunk, carved by Sophie King from driftwood she picked up from the beach near her home at Beaver Point. She carved the woodpecker and then painted it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022037

Sophie King carving to resemble herself. Sophie picked up driftwood from the beach near her home at Beaver Point. She carved it and then painted it. This was one of her last carvings. She sat in front of mirror and carved. It is very much like her.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022038

Carving by Sophie King.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022039

Giraffe carved by Sophie King from driftwood she picked up off the beach near her home at Beaver Point. The giraffe was carved and then painted.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022040

Carving of Abraham Lincoln by Sophie King. Sophie picked up driftwood off the beach near her home at Beaver Point. After carving, it was then painted.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022041

Carved by Sophie King from driftwood she picked up on the beach near her home at Beaver Point.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022042

An owl sitting in a stump, carved by Sophie King, from driftwood found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022043

Cougar, carved by Sophie King. Sophie carved it from driftwood she found on the beach, and she would then paint it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022044

Sea Horse, carved by Sophie King from driftwood found on the beach at her Beaver Point home.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022045

Seal carved by Sophie King from driftwood found on the beach at their home at Beaver Point.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022046

Rattle Snake sitting on stump. Carved by Sophie King from Driftwood she found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point. She carved it and then painted it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022047

Squirrel carved by Sophie King. It is carved from driftwood she found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point. She first carved it and then painted it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022048

Decoration carved by Sophie King

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022049

Great Blue Heron, carved by Sophie King, from driftwood she found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022050

The platypus, carved by Sophie King

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022051

Eagle, carved by Sophie King from driftwood she found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point. She carved it and then painted it.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022052

Golden Eagle, carved by Sophie King. A side view from the front view on 2004022047

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022053

Carving, by Sophie King

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022054

Marmot carved by Sophie King from driftwood found on the beach near her home at Beaver Point.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022055

Carving by Sophie King

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022056

Sophie King’s carving with shells added

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022057

Eagle carved by Sophie King, Beaver Point, Salt Spring Island. Sophie would walk the beaches looking for driftwood which resembles the subject she wanted to carve. The smaller bird is a woodpecker. Also the stand the eagle is sitting on for the base and the log the woodpecker is looking at, is carved by Sophie.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022058

Native baskets and trays made out of inside bark of cedar tree.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022059

Cedar bark baskets typical of the Northwest Coast. The colours in the baskets are made with different coloured bark.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022060

Typical Northwest Coast basket

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022061

Typical Northwest Coast basket

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022062

Typical Northwest Coast basket

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022063

Abel Joe, the lead singer in the Opera Zen Qua. Molly Akerman’s dad Frank Morrison, wrote the music for the opera, This opera was put on in the 1950s in Duncan and Vancouver theatres. Molly Akerman was Bob Akerman’s wife.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022064

Coat made for Mr. Morrison by the Cowichan natives in appreaciation for him writing the music for the Opera.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022065

Eagle mask

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022066

Carving of salmon given to Bob by Ben George of the Cowichan Band

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022067

A baby backpack used by the natives to transport their infants. The doll is sitting there to show what the device is used for.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022068

Walking stick carved by Ted Akerman, Sr. for Ellen Gyves, May 1887. They were on a picnic, he cut this piece of hardach and gave it to his girlfriend, who he later married. Ted and Ellen Akerman were Bob’s mom and dad.

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022069

Mask of Northwest Coast

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022070

Drum, Northwest Coast

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022071

Decoration paddle

Collection: The Akerman Museum

Fulford-Ganges Road

Date: 21 September 2004

Accession number: 2004022072