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Seven stone whorls (strung on a cord). Five have globular bodies, one is tubular and one has a double-cone shape. Six are made of grey-black stone and one of light brown. Well preserved.
Seven spindle whorls (strung on a cord). Five are made of clay and have a rounded base and circle incisions with dots on the inverted conical body; four have rims in relief. Two whorls are made of grey-black stone and have globular bodies with in relief rims; one has three incised circles with dots inside. Well preserved.
Whale vertebra figure resembling the head of an owl. Two transversal holes represent the eyes; relief nose and flat base. Organic residues in the base (possibly fibre). Unbroken.
Bird pendant, made of polished bone. Pointed beak is facing upwards, square and incised body with a small suspension hole at its back; triangular base. Orange-red and black pigment in grooves. Well preserved.
35 miscellaneous shell beads (currently strung on fishing line). Two square and two circular beads made of spondylus, one is long and has flattened sides with an opening in the middle, another is brown and square, the rest are purple, light brown, white and light grey circular beads. Well preserved.
Plastic string of 38 miscellaneous stone and shell beads; 31 are turquoise, one soda-lite, two grey-green shell beads, one is yellow and three were made of stone (currently strung on cord).
Tool with flattened sides, used for burnishing ceramics. One side is slightly raised and the other has a circular hole. Well preserved.
Spatula pommel, made of animal bone. Lizard sculpture with rhomboid eyes is holding hair of trophy head in its mouth, hands and feet. One suspension hole in lower feet, one between eyes; two horizontal and two vertical holes in base. Broken and repaired.
Brown woolen shawl. Textile is long and relatively thin, made in a fine weave and dyed a medium brown. Centre panel is undecorated. At each end are decorative panels in a loose weave that narrow away from centre, ending in a sparse fringe. A handwritten label is attached at back centre.
Long double headed spear. Shaft (part a) is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until its proximal end, where it narrows to join with the spear neck. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection, as well as at the shaft’s distal end. The spear neck (together with heads constitute part b) is made up of two long pieces of dark brown wood, lashed together near their base, then separating. An iron head tops each shaft. Heads are thin, rusted, and have a single large barb pointing down and to the outside.