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Female form with arms slightly out from sides ending at hips. Round head with wide nose and forehead in higher relief than cheek area. Eyes, eyebrows, and mouth are indicated by horizontal lines. Diagonal lines curve under cheek from nose; breasts and stomach protrude. Footless legs are flat along inside edges and calves and knees protrude slightly. Crease along backbone and buttocks.
Degraded ivory tapering harpoon head with open rectangular socket at curved base with side to right of socket tapering to a point. Small diagonal slots on both sides of open socket are close together on opposite side. Line hole above socket; terminal blade end is broken with one side missing and part of one side of second also missing. Remnants of curvilinear designs terminating in small deeply drilled holes. Base is grey.
Ivory harpoon head with beveled edges and curving sides, flaring out at base; open rectangular socket with line hole above and thin blade slit at tapering rounded, terminal end above hole. Small enclosed slot parallel to socket on unbroken side, this side tapers to a point; opposite shorter side is broken roughly at socket. Incised curvilinear designs terminate in small deeply drilled holes. Overall appearance is mottled yellow-brown to dark brown. 'P-1827-1-d' is inscribed in black letters along socket slot.
Brown bentwood oval box with lid (part b). Box is one piece, with bent sides with bevelled edges forming a flush side, sewn together with two parallel rows of baleen(?) and leather. Rectangular walrus tusk clasp between sewn rows with hooked appendage and six holes (or sets of holes), two form 'eyes' with hook as 'nose', attached through holes with leather strips. Two parallel grooves at top and bottom of sides. On opposite side is second walrus tusk rectangle with five sets of holes with leather strips attaching it to box. One top corner has wooden pegged (three) strip of wood; a longer damaged pegged (six) strip on end. Two holes on non-clasp side for attaching lid to box. Both are broken, remnants of one are on box, the other. Lid has a horizontal row on top of 7 beads with the central bead being light blue and the others being dark blue.
Bowhead whale shaped handle or toggle with a rectangular hole transversely through centre; oval incised flippers at bottom corner of hole, just before inlaid eyes and beginning of mouth incision which follows long tapering snout. Narrows before tail flukes at back.
Oval face with prominent brows and crease between brows. Round wooden, closely spaced, inlay eyes in corners of deep horizontal groove. Triangular nose, prominent cheeks and mouth, and incised teeth rows at bottom.
Oval face with prominent brows and crease between. Round wooden inlay eyes, closely spaced, in corners of deep horizontal groove. Triangular nose in higher relief than prominent cheeks and mouth. Teeth row incised, above sloping chin. Mottled dentine shows at crown and lower relief.
Bowhead whale shaped toggle with transverse hole drilled at centre. Short u-shaped flippers on sides next to wood ? inlaid eyes. Incised downturned mouth extends from just below each eye across large tapering snout. Narrows considerably to fluked tail at back.
Miniature carved seal with flat snout; black circular graphite eyes on top of slightly rounded head. Body tapers to back. Triangular flippers with triangular notch between. Short flippers at front bottom. Hole drilled through centre top to bottom. Sawn at both ends, rasp-like marks and some scratches on smooth surface. Small amount of mottled dentine at top of head. Entire figure is mounted on a rectangular, brown wooden base.
Miniature, carved arctic fox with tapering snout, incised mouth on flat end with nostrils at top. Eyes on sloping face with erect ears at top of head; straight body with tail out straight behind; contoured legs. Stain on top back, shallow holes on each side and on one back leg. Longitudinal cracks on body; 'Mastodon' printed on side; rectangle tape mark on one side. Entire figure is mounted on a rectangular, brown wooden base.