Two whalebone daggers. A) The dagger has a rounded pommel end with the head of a creature which has rounded eyes and an open mouth, it is possibly a seal, an otter or a worm. The handle has been wrapped in a piece of fur covered leather, some of the fur has worn away. The blade of the dagger has three grooves running down its length. The back of the dagger is undecorated. B) A whalebone dagger with the head of a creature carved onto the elongated pommel. The creature resembles a shark, with many gill slits on its forehead, down turned eyes and mouth, the mouth however does not have the characteristic pointed teeth. The handle has been wrapped with newspaper, bound in place with a length of leather thong. The newspaper is very decrepit and the thong is loose. The blade has a slightly raised undecorated section, and three grooves running down its length. The back of the dagger is undecorated.; Good

Whalebone club with a bird' s head handle, the eyes inlaid with abalone shell. Some inlay lost. An old label on the reverse of the catalogue card, possibly from Wisbech reads, War Club of carved bone. The head which rudely represents a Native Idol, inlaid with the iridescent Shell of Haliotis splendens. New Zealand. 1836. Capt. Swaine, RN. The club was erroneously given the wrong provenance of New Zealand.; Good.

Whalebone club inlaid with haliotis or abalone in a dot and groove pattern down the length of the blade. The bottom of the blade pattern ends in a human face, the same on both sides. The top of the handle is carved into the characteristic open mouthed bird-like profile, with an inlaid eye and grooves.; Good

Whalebone club with characteristic open-mouthed bird-like handle end which is carved in profile with an elongated eye. The blade of the club has a serrated band pattern running down its length terminating in a tongue. The blade is thick and has been severely worn on one side, and there are several notches in the edges. The carved grooves appear to have had some reddish substance colouring the design. A piece of twine is wrapped round the neck of the club.; Good.

A worn bark beater made from whalebone. The handle terminates in a fish-tail shaped section. The rectangular face of the beater is incised with eight parallel grooves.; Good

A bark beater carved from whalebone. The handle of the beater is double ended, one being longer, and the other shorter with a round ended groove cut into its end. The slightly flared rectangular beater section has a cavity through its centre. Theunderside of the beater is scored with fourteen parallel grooves.; Good

A slightly curved bark beater with a flat handle cut out of the bone of a whalebone. The rectangular face of the beater has seven parallel grooves cut along its length. The handle terminates in a slightly wider and bifurcating section.; Good

Realistic representation of shark head is painted bluish gray with carved black eyes and red gill lines. Worn with nose pointing upwards, the beard and the mouth, made up of part of the jaw and teeth of a shark set above a row of squared white wood teeth, are therefore facing forward. The headdress has long strands of grass fibres hanging from the sides and a foam lining around the interior rim. The jaw is held in with nails and two strands of woven synthetic rope are knotted and pulled through holes in the wood.

Realistic representation of shark head is painted white and black with carved black eyes and red gill lines. Worn with nose pointing upwards, the beard and the mout,h made up of the jaw and teeth of a shark, are therefore facing forward. The headdress has long strands of grass fibres hanging from the sides and a foam lining around the interior rim. The jaw is held in with nails and two strands of woven synthetic rope are knotted and pulled through holes in the wood.

Miniature forty piece tea set carved of walrus tusk: teapot with lid (a-b), sugar bowl with lid (c-d), milk jug (e), 4 cups (f-i), 4 saucers (j-m), 4 teaspoons (n-q), 4 knives (r-u), 4 forks (v-y), 4 soup spoons (z-cc), 1 mug (dd), 5 plates (ee-ii), 1 round lidded dish (jj-kk), and a rectangular lidded dish (ll-mm) and platter (nn). Around the tops of the teapot, sugar bowl, jug, mug and lidded dishes is a ring of inlay red, blue and green circles of plastic.