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Boy with a black topknot, and hair at the back, and at the sides carrying a bundle of sticks on his back, and an open book in his left hand. Wearing a black coat with white designs, green strap over each shoulder, blue pants, white socks, and yellow sandals. Mounted by both feet on a brown base.
Man with a bald head except for strips of black hair on the top, and at the back of the scalp, and for fringe around the neck, at the back, and at the sides. He is wearing a black coat with white marks, a blue vest, blue pants, and white boots. He is carrying a balanced pole over his right shoulder with a basket of vegetables at each end. Baskets are pale pink with a blue stripe around top. Mounted on a black base.
Man with a bald head except for strips of black hair at the top, and the back of the scalp, and around the back, and the side of the neck. He is wearing a white shirt, blue pants, and white boots. He balances a stick with a yellow food carrier on each end, over his right shoulder. There is a hat over his left shoulder. He is mounted on a black stand.
Wedge-shaped ivory snow goggles with wide slit eye opening and thin, brittle hide strap, tied on either side. Bottom side has half circle indentation for nose.
Plain. Bow drill and mouthpiece. The antler drill (part a) is cylindrical and tapered to a rounded point at the bottom end and has a long point at the opposite end. The bone piece (part b) is that of a caribou foot. The bone bow (part c) is a curved piece and a loose band of skin across and knotted through a hole at each end of the curved piece.
Plain bow with a curved caribou antler piece and a loose band of skin across and knotted through a hole at each end of the curved piece.
Mask with top knot of folded cedar bark wrapped with a strip of red plastic near the base. The mask is painted grey and has two indented diagonal curved shapes near the top of the forehead. Curvilinear eyebrow ridges extend beyond the side edges, and beaten copper is nailed to the surface of each. The eyes have circular hollow protruding pupils made of abalone shell, and the hooked beak-like nose has wide rounded nostrils. The open red mouth has pointed recurved lips. The mask also has a pointed chin and a series of black curved lines that accent the cheeks from chin to temple. Signed by artist on reverse.
A very flat brown wooden dish with an elongated oval shape that has one end pointed, and a smooth surface. The rounded end is thicker, and rougher, and is more bent so that it is higher. The convex side is incised with two parallel rows of dots 11 cm. from the pointed end of the bowl. Between the dots and the point, there is a simple incised pattern of parallel and perpendicular lines. A hole is bored through the near point, through which, there is a loop of bark.
Three rounded angular stacked forms on a thick circular base. At top is a series of cut-out crescents forming a scallop edge. Burnt circular holes form crescent design on top. Series of ten spaced vertical lines down sides are joined together occasionally by a diagonal line. Coloured beads pressed into beeswax form star and circle decorations around sides of each form. At centre top, circle with nine rounded extensions and interior circle. Between top and second layer are two yellow and two red pompoms attached with cord. Between second and third layers are strands of blue and orange-red yarn wrapped and knotted leaving ends free.
Horizontal whale headdress that has a carved skeletal body, dorsal fin attached to black spine by wooden wedge and glue; black hair, ends wrapped in wire, have been inserted into five drilled holes along back of fin; light blue band, close to top of fin, has a circular hole; carved profile face at base has square abalone shell teeth; fin outlined in black; backbone has unpainted spaces between disks, four pieces of inlaid abalone on each side of fin; circular hole at neck; tail flukes have incised triangular areas between two black ovoid eyes, orange-red and light blue u forms on either side of eyes, flukes outlined in black; two curved ribs on each side attach to spine and black band base, final rib before tail is black; band base has two incised crescentic marks on each side, under tail flukes are two circular eyes with split u forms on either side, incised triangular design between eyes, crescentic shape above each eye; pectoral fins overlap band base and have u, ovoid and a tri-pointed design; head has a curved forehead with a vertical ridge between the eyes; orbital ridge melds with the snout and lip band; upper portion of eyes protrudes; black eyes in narrow pointed eyelid lines; upper incisors overlap lower lip band. Beneath jaw is an incised dogfish head with black brows, flat flaring nostrils and a wide continuous lip band. Underside of tail flukes signed: Dempsey Bob 1987; b imposed on a d/87.