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Miniature doll that has a pointed body wrapped in skin and decorated with purple beads, a small circular cream coloured head, and fine protruding hair. Head of doll is resting on a pink coloured blanket that is decorated with purple beads around its perimeter.
Hollow rectangular tapering bone piece, cut diagonally at the smaller end which has a serrated working edge along the rounded end. Rawhide thong tied onto bone flesher, which is also red at that end.
Long, horizontal pipe with a wooden stem and brass bowl that ends in an upwards curve. Middle segment of wooden stem is wrapped in black and white snake skin(?), edged with purple, red and yellow ribbon, and has two long skin tassels hanging from it with red and white beaded decorations. Scalloped bottom of curved brass bowl is punctuated with a series of holes, through which strings of beads and strips of leather tied to feathers and ribbon are strung.
A white skin square bag with beadwork on one side, a zig zag edged handle, and fringe at the bottom. The bag is edged with light blue beads on the sides and light blue and orange beads on the top. The main beadwork design consists of an orange flower with light blue inside at the bottom corners, a light blue flower outlined with dark blue in the middle, a dark blue flower outlined with light blue and with yellow inside at the sides, two yellow flower with dark blue inside at the top middle, two more dark blue flowers outlined with light blue and with yellow inside above in the middle and a green maple leaf with orange and white inside at the top corners.
Small yellow-brown knife with a blade made from carved bone, with a handle encased in leather. Two strips of sinew ?, with zigzag edges, are bound around the knife, covering the joint between blade and handle.
Thick segment of bone with one end carved into a curved, ninety degree angle. A long leather cord is affixed to the other end, then tied around the middle and wrapped around the curved end. A leather strap is tied to the cord near the centre of the bone--the other end of the strap is looped around a drop-shaped metal piece. Part b is a flat, square piece of metal with a sharpened edge.
Round beaded pouch that tapers slightly at the opening. Opening has scalloped skin flap and two skin drawstrings. Pouch is decorated with purple, red, and orange beads in the shape of a flower on a white beaded background. There are evenly-spaced rectangular-shaped sections of purple beads around the perimeter of the piece on the front. On the side, there are alternating black, and clear coloured beads around the perimeter. There is a vertical line of beaded blue, yellow, red, purple, and pink section running down the centre of the back of the pouch. On either side of the lone, there is a split leaf-like orange, red, and blue beaded pattern.
Shrine made of copper, with repousse floral designs on front. Back inserted into front, held in place with hide strip threaded through two flattened loops on each side. Top shaped like rounded double arch. Glass insert in corresponding shape with ceramic image of human-like deity inside. Pieces of coloured cloth or paper below image.
Model kayak made of mottled brown skin stretched over a wooden frame (part a). A parka-clad figure with face and hands made from carved walrus tusk (?) sits in the cockpit. Parts b--j are various model harpoons and gaffing devices--all made from wood, tusk, metal, and skin--strapped to the top of the kayak with skin straps. Also included is a dark brown model seal bladder float (part k) attached to the kayak via a skin harpoon line tucked underneath the human figure's right arm.
Spade-shaped, brown wooden bellows with a tan-coloured suede bag affixed with metal rivets and a conical metal nozzle. On the bottom, two circular holes have been bored through the centre and the letters "M M" inscribed in red paint.