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Carving of a bird with its wings outstretched (part a), attached to an oval limestone base with a thin stick of tusk (part b). The tip of the stick is broken off in the base of the bird. Feathers are incised on the wings and the tail. Its eyes are also incised.
Three carved walrus (parts b-d) on a stone base representing an ice floe (part a). Each walrus has inset eyes filled with a black substance (baleen?) and inset tusks. Two of the walrus carvings (parts b-c) have holes to sit over pegs in the base; the third (part d) has a peg stuck in the hole. One of the walrus figures has an extra peg hole on its back.
Cribbage board in a rectangular form (part a) made out of stone. Board has ivory strips inset to divide the board into two rows of six holes for a total of twelve rectangles with two rows of six holes each. There are two holes for the markers (no longer included). Each of these holes is capped by a stone bear head (parts b and c).
Carving of a walrus torso. Walrus has flippers outstretched. Eyes, nostrils and holes for tusks are drilled. Mouth is incised. There is a drilled hole that runs through the piece from the right shoulder to the base.
Carving of a seal head. Seal is looking forward as if looking out of a seal hole or poking its head above water. Eyes have been drilled, as have nostrils (which are not parallel). Mouth has been incised. Fore flippers are indicated by a light indentation.
Small stone carving of a bird set onto a section of cut walrus tusk.
A stone base carved to represent an ice floe with four walrus carvings - one juvenile and three adults with tusks. One walrus is attached to the floe base (part a) while three are detached (parts b-d). Each detached walrus has a peg in the bottom to set it into a hole on the base. Whiskers and facial features are drawn on by pen. Stone base has semi-circular notches cut out of each side and a decorative incised border.
Carving of the torso of a seal. Seal is in the act of pulling itself out of a hole in the ice. All we see are the seal's fore flippers and head. Eyes and nostrils have been created by drilling holes and the mouth has been incised. A series of short parallel lines are incised along one edge of the bottom of the figure, along with an incised circle in the centre.
Carving of a hunter holding a rifle. The rifle is carved from a separate piece of tusk. Man has his right foot in front of his left foot in the act of walking. The man is glued to a stone.
Model harpoon (part a). Shaft is made of wood, foreshaft of walrus tusk, and ice pick of walrus tusk. Thumb rest is made of walrus tusk and attached by sinew. There are two small pieces of narwhal tusk (parts b and c) that act as rests for the harpoon.