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Red leather rectangular trunk (part a) decorated with gold coloured painted designs and fitted with brass hardware. There is a rectangular metal piece on the front of the trunk in the centre. The top piece is attached to the lid of the truck and has a metal hinge that flaps down to clip through two protruding metal pegs located on the top of container of the trunk. Part b is a long and thick rectangular piece that arches upwards each end and is connected together by a centralized cross-bar. Part c is a long angular key with two separate metal prongs. Part d is a curved metal handle that curls inwards at each end. Part e is a long piece of white fibre that is decorated with a small piece of place. Part f is a tied up strand of green and white fibre.
Double-sided drum known as damaru (ཌ་མ་རུ་). Drum has two dome-shaped pieces that are attached back to back. Skin has been stretched over wooden base. There is a thick skin band around centre of the drum that attaches to a circular button and a braided metal ring. Two smaller fibre strands are attached to the central skin band.
Pair of boots made of brown and white caribou fur. The sole is made of dehaired seal skin and the boots are boat-like with vertical crimps. Between the sole and the upper section of the boots a narrow strip of red-brown depilated skin is sewn. The leg section consists of brown and white coloured vertical strips of caribou fur. In the front of the boots four horizontal pieces of decorative trim consisting of brown and white fur and red cloth, are inserted. Above this section of the boots there is a horizontal broad decorated band of brown and white caribou fur, red cloth and embroidery in blue thread. The top of each boot has a casing of brown caribou fur with a leather cord strung through it. To both sides of the foot a dehaired strip of skin is attached.
The first piece (part a) has a conical drum at one end with a wood shell and a skin membrane. There is a long stick along which run metal wires attached to wood tuning screws, thirteen small ones and two large ones. The second piece (part b) is a long curved bow with the bowstrings made out of hair tied at one end with white string and tied at the other end with strips of blue and white, and yellow fabric and grey-blue yarn. On the side tied with white string, there are three metal bells attached with blue-grey yarn.
Pair of men’s outer boots (part c-d) made of caribou skin with the fur on the outside. The leg portion of the boots is made with the white belly fur of the caribou. The shoe portion of the boots are made with brown fur. The boots reach just below the knee and have a casing at the top through which a plaited cord is strung and can be tied at the back.
Men’s outer coat, or parka, of brown caribou fur (part a). The coat is waist length, has rounded shoulders, a long rectangular back tail and a close fitting pointed hood. The hem and the hood are trimmed with a white band of caribou fur. On top of the hood two caribou ears are attached. A broad band of white and light brown caribou fur is inserted into the upper part of the sleeves. Paired long fringes are inserted into the seams off the shoulders and in the seams on the lower back of the coat. A pair of white fur tassels is attached in the middle of the back. There is a large semi-circular hole under both sleeves.
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.