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Pair of women’s mittens made of caribou and arctic fox fur. The mittens are each made of three pieces of fur. One piece forms the back of the mitten, another forms the upper palm and inside of the thumb and a third piece forms the lower palm and other side of the thumb. Several narrow strips of white fur are added at the wrists as cuffs.
Shadow puppet of human figure (part a) with yellow coloured face, long black and red headdress, black tunic and black and brown boots. Wooden rod with metal attachment is connected to the neck and hands of the figure. Part b is an gold attachment with black scroll trim and gold crest designs. It is joined to a stick and wire. Part c is similar to part b, but is curved outwards at the centre peg join.
A brown wood pipe (part a) covered with metal pieces at both ends. The case (part b) has two parts; the first part holds the pipe and is attached to the second part with braided string which has an overlapping flap to hold the red-brown fibre within.
Part a is the metal knife with wooden handle. The blade has a slight curve and is engraved on both sides with a design of lines and dots that end halfway down the blade. The handle curves outwards and has five carves lines that circle around the midway point of the handle Part b is the leather sheath or knife covering that has a yellow stitched seam down the centre. It is slightly curved and tapers to a point. A smaller sheath is attached to the outside and inserted are two smaller daggers with brown handles (parts c and d). The edge of the smaller case is embroidered with red fibre.
Lute shaped, stringed instrument. Round skin-covered body, a long, incised, cut -out and engraved neck, and scrolled top with an open-mouthed animal. There are three sets of long alternating tuning pegs on either side of the scrolled top. Four metal wires currently run the length of the piece and are attached to the scrolled top and to a metal hook on the underside of the main body.
Dark brown molded leather hat with wide brim. Two curved dark brown strips of bamboo are suspended underneath the hat.
Pair of mittens (part a-b) made of caribou skin with the fur on. One mitten is slightly larger (part a) than the other (part b). The mittens are each made of three pieces of fur from the leg skins of the caribou. One piece forms the back of the mitten, a second piece forms the upper palm and inside of the thumb while the third piece forms the lower palm and other half of the thumb. Another piece of white caribou fur is added to form the cuffs. The wrist cuffs are short and attached with the hair to the inside and folded over so the hair also shows on the outside. The mittens are kept together with a black cord through the cuffs.
Women’s outer coat, or parka, of caribou fur with a large elongated hood. The coat has a thin rectangular front flap and a large rectangular back flap. The coat is waist length and has broad angular shoulders. The back of the coat is slightly enlarged through the insertion of a piece of fur. On the front, two white angular chest panels are inserted. The hood, hem and front of sleeves are trimmed with white fur. The form of the backtail and front of the coat are repeated through inserts of small bands of white fur. Bands of white fur are also inserted in the lower part of the front of the sleeves and across the hood. Two elongated triangular pieces of white fur are inserted on the top part of the back of the coat. On either side of these a caribou ear with white fur tassels is attached. Paired fringes are attached to the sides of the hood and along the hem. A narrow tape of fabric is sewn to the inside of the hem.
Pair of men’s boots made of caribou skin with the fur on. The boots reach just below the knee and have a casing at the top through which a plaited cord of sinew is strung, which can be tied at the back. The soles have the fur to the outside while the upper part of the feet has the fur to the inside. The leg portions are made of caribou leg skins with the fur to the outside.
Brown-yellow, long, flat wooden object with rounded ends and a handle in the centre. Piece of brown leather is tied in a loop through the handle. Top is carved with long horizontal strokes intersected by four red vertical lines. Bottom is carved with alternating plain and red lines carved horizontally and a thick, zigzagging design.