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Male or generic form with oval head, flattened in profile. Incised eyes in depressions, nose in slightly higher relief, incised horizontal slit mouth with vertical lines running from nose through mouth. Handless arms, out from body, submerge into body at hips. Feetless legs, rounded to outside, flattened on interior surfaces. Horizontal carving lines on back.
Cylindrically shaped stylized seal; slope sided flat-topped appendage at centre around oval hole. Seal head at one end with incised circle and dot eyes, downturned mouth, nostrils and triangular line at muzzle. Square, indentation at top of head; flippers at other end with hole between. Top, non-appendage side has 3 rows of circle and dot motif. Mottled dentine visible, longitudinally, along under side at centre and across seal's head.
Curved circular pipe with scene in relief on top; round pipe bowl with funnel-shaped interior at one end; stylized seal on side of bowl; two walrus heads on opposite side; larger walrus with head towards bowl above a rectangular platform with two headless figures on each side; each is sitting, back to back, pointing a rifle. One rifle is broken off. Behind large walrus on each side runs a row of five seals, the first two face each other on each side. On top at opposite end from bowl is a semi-reclining headless figure holding a horizontal stick-like object, two smaller standing figures hold up other end of stick. Hole drilled the length of the pipe and through bowl meet first hole. Mottled dentine runs parallel to central hole. Natural tusk colours range from white to brown with greyish areas.
Long rectangular tube with rounded corners, drilled hole through centre, longitudinally, and circular human figure with head appendage at top. Head is flattened in side view; raised forehead and nose; heart shaped facial plane with incised, dark brown crescent-shaped eyes and mouth. Relief carving on tube includes arms which are pulled back along figure's side; feet are sticking out 2/3 rds of the way down the tube. There is an indentation indicating legs. Seal on back with raised head at bottom, inlaid round nostrils, eyes and smaller circles behind and to the sides of eyes. Front limbs straddle tube; seal tapers towards back with back flippers indicated by vertical lines and curved lines converging to end from 2 dots. Incised decoration includes; semi-circle line on figure's chest, along this line is a stick figure with arms outstretched between 2 rectangles, one of which maybe an animal; large frontal figure at bottom, below feet is crosshatched with arms raised. Decorative band on at bottom edge on sides and back are 3 horizontal lines; between first and second are triangle shapes extending in from both lines. Arrows on each side. Design worn on side. Few longitudinal cracks, some carving marks and embedded dirt. Head has been broken and repaired with adhesive.
Cup-form swivel toggle, or harness swivel, with a piece of flat leather knotted through the hole in one end. On cup bowl side, a short tang faces in over bowl. Cree syllabics are incised on tang, either side of concave bowl surface and in dots at shaft at leather thong end. Rows of dots encircle shaft end; two rows of dots at outside, one row towards cup. Outside convex surface has longitudinal ridge crossed by a single row with u-shaped towards double row along rim. Shaft end has two rows of dots at outside circumference and at cup. A double row of dots in a u-shape, cross the centre line at each end. Leather thong is cut at outside end with a hole 1 cm from the end.
Male or generic form with crease incision on each side (front and back) indicating arms. Round head with flattened face and wide triangular nose in slightly higher relief. Horizontal incision for eyes and mouth and across bottom front of torso. Bowed legs. Back, buttocks, and backbone are defined by slight indentation.
Four-footed polar bear with large head; back curves into head,chin almost touches ground. Incised mouth and flat muzzle, nostrils and eyes are inlaid circles of wood. Oval ears in slight relief. Four short stubby legs. Tail indicated by oval-shape at back. Centre core of mottled tusk dentine visible from bottom and at head.
Male or generic form with arms slightly out from sides ending at hips. Round head with flattened face, long narrow nose in higher relief, and horizontal incised lines for eyes and mouth. Inside surface of each leg is flat and knees protrude slightly. Horizontal crease at back of knee. Buttocks are defined. Vertical crease at backbone.
Figure of male or generic form with crease incision on each side (front and back) to indicate arms. Round head with flattened face, brow, and triangular nose in slightly higher relief than cheek area, and horizontal incisions for eyes and mouth. Inside surface of each leg is flat and the legs taper to the bottom with a crease at the back of the knees and to define buttocks. Natural longitudinal cracks on face, left hand, back of head, and buttocks. Dentine mottling through head tapering towards middle of figure.
Male or generic form with arms, slightly out from sides, ending at hips. Four vertical lines indicate hands on either side. Oval head with flattened face, forehead and triangular nose are in higher relief, horizontal incised lines at eyes, mouth and less deeply for eyebrows. Legs are minimally shaped, flaring slightly at feet.