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A dish carved from a whale vertebra in the form of a crouched figure, possibly a frog or a human. The eyes are large ovoids.; Good
Whalebone club with characteristic open-mouthed bird-like handle end which is carved in profile with an elongated eye. The blade of the club has a serrated band pattern running down its length terminating in a tongue. The blade is thick and has been severely worn on one side, and there are several notches in the edges. The carved grooves appear to have had some reddish substance colouring the design. A piece of twine is wrapped round the neck of the club.; Good.
Piece of whale bone, oval in cross-section, carved at one end to form a hand hold with a slightly flaring butt end.
Roughly rectangular plaque or slab of whale tooth; yellow-white in colour with one brown end.
Harpoon head: a barbed metal head protruding from a double-barbed setting carved from whale bone--bone section features a repeating, dotted circle motif.
Fish hook of three pieces that are held together with twined and braided cord. The main body is of light-coloured bone and has a flat piece of shell covering one of its sides. The third piece is an orange tortoise shell hook with a single barb that protrudes from the side opposite the shell.
Ten whale teeth with holes drilled into them, attached together by a braided, brown coir fibre cord.
Wood staff handle with a tooth mounted cross-wise on top. Tooth is yellowed with age and has a red spot on the top. One end of the tooth is pierced.
Metal spokeshave with a short handle made from a yellow-white sperm whale tooth. Blade curves downwards from the handle into a flat middle section with a beveled edge, then curves back upwards, ending in a rounded notch with a circular hole through its centre (missing handle?).
Long grey-brown bone harpoon that tapers to a pointed tip. Wider end is incised at an angle.