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Dagger with a bone blade and packed mud face on top; bone is concave on front and convex on back. Face is made with black mud and has large rounded ears, a curved nose and open pouting mouth; mouth is outlined with red pigment(?). Eyes are inset cowrie shells; short, pointed bones stick out of nostrils with an additional curved bone protruding from left side of nose. Face is covered with small inset cowrie shells, with strokes and spots of white pigment throughout. Long cassowary feathers attached to top of head; small amount of grey fibre surrounds mouth.
Bone pipe with geometric and dot motifs carved along the exterior; designs darkened with charcoal. Lip and stem are oval-shaped, end widens into a triangle. Two bands, filled with dots, circle both openings. Dotted lines of connected diamonds decorate top and bottom of pipe.
Abstract, human-like figure made from antler, with movable arms and legs tied to each side. Body is rectangle-like in shape, with a triangular top and oval-like base. Holes drilled into front surface, close to top, imitating eyes and an open mouth. Wide nose carved in relief. Legs are rectangular, with sloped ends. Hands are square-shaped, with small cutouts along the bottom edges, imitating fingers.
Small bundle of six bone tools, held together with a sinew cord. Holes sinew is strung through are drilled near the top edge of all tools. Four tools have curved tops and pointed ends; other two are flat and have sloped tips. Pointed tools grouped together on left side of bundle, flat tools on right side.
Small bundle of four sinew twister tools, held together on a hide string. Holes hide is strung through are drilled through the centres of tools. String is knotted on the right side, untied along left. Two tools towards right end of cord are flat, and have rectangle-shaped tops and tapered ends. Two on left side are curled on both ends, giving the tools an overall “S" shape.
Harpoon rest carved in the shape of an animal. Base is flat, back slopes upward slightly into a tall slanted neck. Head is small and triangular in shape. No facial features, limbs or additional decoration.
Curved antler handle. Long hide thong strung through holes drilled into each end. Top edge is scalloped, for finger grip. Front has been polished; back is rough, showing core of antler.
Model fish spear made of antler, consisting of the head and shaft (spear originally one piece, has broken in half). Head (part a) is trident-shaped, with two antler prongs on either side of the shaft tip. All are riveted together. Curved screws inserted into ends of prongs, facing inward, forming hooks. Pointed barb screwed into top of shaft tip. Long shaft (part b) fits into bottom of spear head, between ends of antler prongs. Hole drilled through bottom edge with a white cotton tie looped through, for attachment or hanging purposes.
Model kayak made of skin, stretched over an internal wooden structure (part a). Strip of antler(?), secured with wooden pegs, lines front keel. Ends of kayak are capped with oval-shaped pieces of ivory(?). Two sinew rigging lines in front of the high-walled cockpit, and one behind. Two ivory fasteners attached to each line. A double-bladed paddle (part b), spear (part c), harpoon (part d), harpoon line rest (part e), and two tools (parts f and g) are separate. The paddle, spear, harpoon and harpoon line rest are made of wood with antler blades (parts c and d) and reinforcement components (parts b, c and e). The two tools are made of antler. The largest (part f) is flat with a straight handle and a curved tapering end. The smallest tool (part g) has a rectangular handle, with triangular indentations along the bottom edge, and a thin pointed tip.
Long, thin scoop-like ladle made of antler. Shallow bowl has steep sides and curved ends. Handle is rectangular and angles upward. Two holes drilled through centre of handle with strip of hide looped through, forming a hanging tie. Bowl and back of handle have been polished; front of handle is rough, showing core of antler. Previous repair work below hide tie. Small metal plate has been riveted to front, covering a large crack visible from the back.