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Small soapstone carving of a man in a parka. He stands with his hands at his sides, a small coil of rope (fibre and sinew) in each gloved hand. The inset face is carved bone(?) with black lined facial features.
Small carving of a walrus, out of walrus tusk. The walrus has its fore flippers tucked on each side, hind flippers are tucked forward, and its head is turned to its right. The walrus has two long, pointed tusks.
Small carving of a seal out of walrus tusk. The seal is on its stomach, on fore flippers, with head raised. The hind tail is straight back. The seal's eyes and nostrils are coloured black.
Small carving of a walrus, out of walrus tusk. The walrus has its fore flippers tucked on each side, hind flippers are tucked forward, and its head is turned to its left. The walrus has two long, pointed tusks.
Woven belt with repeating pattern of red and blue stripes, divided by lengthwise section of off-white. Edged with off-white yarn and teal weft. Fringed at the ends.
Leister type spear made of wood, bone, sinew, steel. Handle is a long, straight, squared rod of wood with a flat butt. At top a thick wrapping of rawhide with hair connects handle to spear head. Head is made of two curving outer arms of horn, thick at top where each holds a metal spike over a central piece of bone barbed at its end.
Duffel cape. Wool garment with a small round neck, open at front with tassel closure, and a rounded hem edged with fur. Wool is a light blue, with a yellow, brown and purple embroidered flower decoration around the hem. The lining is a shiny light brown fabric.
Carving of a tree (part a) with four branches and nine leaves (five detached, parts b-f). Leaves are separate pieces that attach by being inset into holes on tree. Base of tree is inset into a small round of narwhal tusk.
Woven belt with bone attachments. Wide belt is made in a tight basket weave from thin strips of light and dark brown leather. Buckle is made of two pieces of bone, smoothly carved into rectangles, with a prong nailed to one that fits into a tube joint in the other. Several figures are etched into the bone, including a hunter and a woman in lightweight clothing, and tools such as an oil lamp, ulu, and chopper, among others. Back of belt has similar pieces attached, with images including a walrus and person paddling a boat. Two small undecorated buttons and a long undecorated loop are also attached to the back. Many of the images are accompanied by small Inuktitut syllabics.
Sealskin pouch. Small bag is rounded on bottom with a flap covering the opening at top. No handles are present. Bag is made from light brown leather with dark brown piping at the edges, and circular and square patches of the same set at regular intervals on front and edge for decoration. A curved piece of bone, flattened on front surface, serves as a handle for the flap and is etched and painted with the silhouette of a seal. A tie is attached to two of the decorative circles on the front, which loops over the bone to hold the pouch closed.