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A long rectangular board made of dark brown-coloured cedar in an openwork design tapering from the widest end. Perforations with coloured, bevelled edges are spaced down the board's length. Yellow-brown openings are three pairs of varying sized elongated ovals, and two ovals, each with a flaring extended triangle shape out one side. These two are arranged lengthwise on the board between pairs of ovals. Last element is recessed red ovoid with perforated eye with dark brown pupil in centre. Shining transparent flakes scattered randomly over board's surface, some of which are loose. Looped through to the back are two sets of wire at the corners of the widest end, one set of which holds a short carved wooden tube.
Large carved, dark brown head with pronounced features like hollow cheeks and eyes, pursed lips, elongated slightly hooked nose and one thick double-arched eyebrow over both eyes. Back hollowed out: two joined pieces form oval tapering to base that has neck-like projection hollowed out in front. Forehead's centre has borehole; nails hammered into head's top; some red pigment on nose and temples; forehead, eyebrow, and nose are textured by small diagonal cuts in surface.
Three joined cedar pieces: main one is shaped like a forehead. On front, slanting up towards centre are eyes: slightly l-shaped, orange-coloured ovoids, recessed, with black banded, elevated pupils. Black eyebrows above. Long recessed mouth surrounded by black form line. Large red teeth in variant u form. Coloured fields of facial features separated by white. Four nails in piece's front. Space between eyes spread with adhesive for attaching piece. Extending outwards from nose area, piece has three projections in red, black, and white; black one has bulbous end. Hinged on top at back of main piece are two articulated three-feather wings, both sides painted with red, black, and white u forms. Wings attached to main piece by leather pieces nailed on and rigged with fibre cord. White overall has yellowed. Leather is brittle.
Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, in two cedar pieces joined lengthwise by nails. Hollowed out. Skull area slopes slightly to form muzzle, ending in red nose with hollowed out nostrils angled slightly upward and outward. In relief, long, straight, thick, black brows over recessed green ovoids surrounding white and black eyes. Mouth, length of muzzle to directly under eye socket, is all teeth, marked off by red grooves and red lips. Rest of mask in black and some red. Cloth bits attached to nail heads circling skull. Top of head left with roughened holes where ears once were. Whitened marks cover paint which is faded in some areas. Short length of cord is knotted on interior through two pierced holes.
Ulu type knife. Wedge-shaped steel blade with convex cutting edge and circle cut out on one side. Blade is riveted to a metal shank connecting it to a short horizontal handle of brown musk ox horn.
Wood shaft with one end cut on angle where arrowhead was once inserted and lashed on with sinew. Notched nock end has two feathers, one on either side, bound top and bottom with sinew.
Wood shaft with v-shaped cut where arrowhead once was inserted is bound with sinew. Notched nock end has split feather on either side, bound top and bottom with sinew.
Wood arrow shaft with hole where arrowhead once was inserted. Notched nock end has split feather on two sides, with top and bottom bound with sinew.
Small, triangular-shaped metal head with 18.1 cm. Long shaft hollowed out on back, one large gouge on front. Metal shaft inserted in wood and both bound with sinew. Top and bottom of split feather bound onto both sides of shaft's notched nock end with sinew.
Small, triangular leaf-shaped metal point with 9.5 cm. Long, slightly squared shaft inserted in wooden shaft, is bound with sinew.