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Carving of two women standing on a rectangular base. One of the women is pegged to the base and is wearing a skirt and amauti (parka), with the hood on her head. The other women (part b) is similarly clothed but the hood is down and there is a baby wearing a bonnet in the pouch. The outlines of the amautis and the facial features of the women and the infant are incised and then drawn with ink or pencil. The part b figure is detached and has an iron peg in the bottom of her foot. There is an extra hole in the base (suggesting a missing piece?).
Oval dish with a bird at one end and an arctic hare at the other end. The bird is resting as if on water and has two inset black eyes. The hare is sitting with ears folded back and has two inset black eyes. One the base underneath the bird is written in ink "Nil-lil".
Carving of a European ship, complete with yard arms and eagle nest. There is also a lifeboat attached by sinew to either side and anchor is visible on starboard side. Portholes and doors may be inset baleen(?).
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 man in the act of hunting by crawling on the ice. Man is in the pose of lying stationary with his hood off his head. He should have a harpoon in this hand but it is missing. Face has been lightly carved and the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth have been highlighted using ink.
Carving of a sitting bird (part a). Bird has incised feathers and tail and black inset eyes. Its beak is pointed and mouth is incised. The bird has a hole in base that fits on a peg in the narwhal tusk base.The base is cylindrical with a hole drilled through the centre. On the base is written in ink "Tooglee".
Carving of a fox walking. Fox's head is turned slightly to the right. Eyes and nostrils have been drilled and darkened with ink. The tail of the fox touches the ground.
Carving of a man poised in the act of striking with a harpoon or spear. The man (part a) is standing on a semi-circular tusk base. His hair, eyes, and mouth appear to have been engraved, then inked. The harpoon (part b) is smooth, tapering to a point at one end.
Miniature kayak (part a) and paddle (part b). Kayak has a hole for a kayaker in it as well as a raise 'paa' (cockpit coaming).
Carving of a seal on its fore flippers. Rear flippers have been carved carefully and tail is visible. Black inset eyes. No nostrils or mouth.