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Large bone, one end of which is plugged with a disc of petrified or fire-hardened wood. Entire surface is carved with a design resembling a sea creature with human-like limbs. Has large circle in tapering oval eyes, a u-shaped nose that has diagonals within, below which, there is a circle in a circle at either side with an open mouth underneath that shows four fangs. Human-like limbs curve around from the back to the lower front. Top of the head is incised with vertical lines. Back of the head has two vertical rows of six, totalling twelve, dots along the upper portion with a large circle below that has two smaller circles within from which a fan-like shape of cross hatching radiates.
Convex surface incised with the design of a sea creature with flippers. Small hole drilled through the face.
Bone, incised on convex side with a design of a fish or sea creature. Small hole drilled through one side.
A buffalo ? horn open at the wide end, 3 cm. A wide silver rim is decorated with an incised curvilinear design at this end. The opposite end has a silver tip shaped like a bird's head and decorated with an incised curvilinear design. A chain is attached to both ends.
Mouth organ consisting of 17 cane pipes, each with a free reed of thinner wood inserted around the circumference of flat side of black lacquered wooden container shaped like an elongated hemisphere, with a neck to use as a blowpipe. 13 pipes have 0.25cm. round hole and 2cm. split in cane; 4 pipes have neither hole nor split. Both neck and container have bone decoration, forming mouthpiece of neck and at bottom of bowl. Canes held in place by rattan strap.
Elongated, curved length of bone; bottom tapers to a point; top is carved in the shape of a stylized human head wearing a truncated conical hat. Rectangular teeth exposed.
Elongated section of brown bone with one rounded end; ring marks incised around round end.
Miniature totem pole carved from bone; lightly incised with four zoomorphic faces. White with traces of paint in depressions.
Whalebone dagger with a bilaterally symmetrical blade that has a groove carved down the centre. Slim handle flares to a pointed oval at the end where there is a face carved. The face has circle in tapering oval eyes with brows above and an open mouth smiling with multiple teeth.
Miniature totem pole style carving. From top: human wearing a nobility hat; eagle; human face. Off-white with black and red paint.