White (beluga) whale attached to an antler base. Carved whale of tusk, with pectoral fins glued in place. Appears to have a wooden peg attached firmly to the flat antler base. Green ink has been added to the round incised eyes and the ]-shaped blowhole on top. The small tail appears to have been broken and reattached. Artist inscription on base in green marker.

Thin rectangular shield consisting of three rounded wooden boards bound together with plant fibre ties; carved out handle on back centre. Entire surface is decorated with raised carved designs, coloured in black. Front of shield has rows of concentric circles and triangles divided by bands of zigzags and triangles. Back of shield has an assortment of linear, geometric and dot motifs.

Male doll, in seated position, with dried seal skin face. Nose, mouth and eyes are done in relief. Eyes are coloured with dark blue ink(?). Small holes in nose, imitating nostrils. Large tongue sticking out of mouth; cleft chin is pronounced underneath. Eyebrows and hair made of seal fur. Figure is wearing seal fur clothing, consisting of a parka, mittens, pants and boots. Parka hood is pointed and has leather ties hanging from the tip. Hood, cuffs and bottom edge are trimmed with sheep fur. Matching trim along pant openings.

Small ivory netsuke figure with black ink(?) decorations. Man has an intricately carved face and black eyes. Black hair along sides of head. He is wearing a vest-like robe, long-sleeved shirt, pants, sandals, and a small pointed cap. Robe is belted at waist and has black spiral designs across it. Undershirt cuffs bordered with plain black line. Figure is cradling a rooster with his left arm, right is raised. Right hand is tilted upwards and holding an oval-shaped object. Two circular openings on man's back that connect inside figure, forming a passage. Border incised around openings. Black characters written on base.

Ivory netsuke carving of a squirrel, with black ink(?) highlights throughout. Squirrel has an intricately carved face; its ears are flat to its head and it has a bushy tail, held upright. Shallow lines incised across entire body, imitating fur. Squirrel is crouched on its hind legs, holding a peanut with its forelegs; peanut tucked partially under body. Two circular openings on squirrel’s belly that connect inside figure, forming a passage; border incised around openings. Artist signature on base.

Small ivory netsuke carving of a monkey, with black ink(?) highlights throughout. It has an intricately carved face surrounded with fur; small circular ears protrude from the fur. The monkey is crouched on both legs, and shown in profile, with its head facing the side. One arm is touching the ground and the other is tucked behind its back, holding a bunch of fruit. Monkey’s tail is curved around front of carving. Shallow lines incised across entire figure, imitating fur. Two circular openings on monkey’s belly that connect inside figure, forming a passage; border incised around openings. Artist signature on base.

Canvas drawstring bag with repeating silkscreen-printed thunderbird motif. The thunderbird bodies are forward facing, with heads in profile. They are made of black designs with red highlights throughout. Black band border along bottom edge with alternating triangle motif. Bottom triangles are black. Top row has black triangular outlines; the rest of the space is naturally coloured. Black drawstring ties are on the front and back centre of bag, along the top edge. Holes for ties outlined with brass-coloured metal. Seam along back centre. Interior lined with clear plastic. Paper label with design and artist information affixed to base.

Rod puppet (zhàng tóu mù ǒu), representing the character Wu Sheng (marital male), with separate headdress. Head, torso and hands of puppet (part a) are carved from wood. Head and torso painted pink beige. Character has a wide nose, large ears and moveable eyes and mouth. The mouth is painted bright red with white teeth. Eyes are black-rimmed, eyebrows are painted black with sharp spikes in the middle. Back of head and area around ears painted black, imitating hair. He is wearing a plaid cap with metal buttons along the bottom edge. Long, black strands of hair are attached to the top of the cap. The character is wearing a sleeveless blue robe, with a front centre opening, secured with metal buttons, and two side slits. Yellow wavy ribbon trims arm holes and bottom edge, pink wavy ribbon trims collar. Curvilinear and geometric motifs around collar, arm holes and centre opening are done in silver and pink sequins. There are circular characters on either side of the front opening, and one on the centre back, done in gold sequins. The character is wearing a full sleeved plaid undergarment, matching the cap, beneath the robe. Puppet is operated by three bamboo rods- one large rod attached to torso, and two more attached to each hand. Eyes and mouth are operated by a wooden rod inside of the central bamboo rod. Back of puppet’s head has been cut out and re-attached. Headdress (part b) is made of cardboard, with a metal frame, and is covered in painted fabric. Headdress consists of a tiara-like headband and cap. The tiara-like section has two tiers. The back tier is covered in green painted fabric, has a gently scalloped top edge trimmed with a wavy pink ribbon, and curvilinear attachments on either side. One yellow tassel hangs from the left curvilinear attachment. Paper, covered in written characters, attached to tassel. The front tier is covered in pink painted fabric and has triangular protrusions along the top edge, trimmed with a wavy dark pink ribbon. Both tiers are covered in sequins, beads and metal attachments. Sequins are coloured silver, dark blue, green, gold and red. Beads are coloured white and silver. Numerous protruding, curled wires with large light and dark pink pompons, are across the top of the front and back tiers. Cap portion of headdress is covered in light blue fabric with triangular protrusions all along the top edge. Painted green paper trims edges of protrusions. Same wire and pompom decorations are attached to the tips of the triangular protrusions. Back of cap has a green painted fabric covered section, trimmed with a wavy gold ribbon. Below it is a semi-circular attachment, covered in green fabric. It has a wavy black ribbon trim, red sequins and large silver buttons. The inner rim of the headdress is covered in red fabric, there are two plain ties on either end.

Illuminated Qur’an, with naskh script written in black ink and pages edged with gold leaf. Covers and spine made of black leather, with raised floral and curvilinear motifs throughout. Long oval in centre of each cover, with stamped motifs. Spine is undecorated. Flap closure attached to back cover. Flap lined in dark red cloth, covers lined with blue-grey paper. Each page of the Qur’an has lines of script, with circular motifs throughout sentences, bordered by simple red, black and gold lines. The first two pages are highly decorated. Motifs done in gold and blue, with pink, yellow, red and grey-green highlights throughout. Designs include plain lines, curvilinear lines, flowers, and hearts. Pink, blue and gold decorative bands divide sections of text. Some pages have floral and star-like designs along the edges. Designs done in pink, green, blue, yellow and gold.

Illuminated Qur’an with script written in black and green ink. Covers and spine made of brown leather, with painted designs on the covers. Front cover has a central oval-like shape, with curvilinear attachments on the sides. Back has an oval-like shape, with scalloped sides. Green floral designs inside of oval. Spine is undecorated. Covers lined with white paper. Each page of the Qur’an has lines of script, with red highlights throughout, bordered by stylized, gold leaf frames. Frames have dark blue lines protruding from all sides. Black and dark blue floral and curvilinear motifs decorate the frames. The first two pages of the Qur'an have additional decoration. The stylized frames have an inner white band with floral and dot motifs. Motifs done in white, pink, light blue and dark green. Some pages have large, green dots along the edges.