Most elaborated sets may contain a Haida art gallery of more than fifty drawings.
[1] Their form is unlocked through slow rotation and are sometimes animated cartoon-like with themes of moving shamans, birds, whales, war scenes, hunting, fishing, etc.
Franz Boas, Swanton and others published drawings of many art sets.
George T. Emmons recorded many details about a full set owned by a Tlingit Indian.
It is possibly related to the pick-up sticks game played today, most notably the Jackstraws variation.