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Carving of a beluga whale. Carved entirely from one piece of tusk. Black inset eyes and double blowhole in top of head.

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Carving of a narwhal. Entire piece, with the exception of the whale's tusk, is carved out of one piece of walrus tusk - including the two small side fins. Black inset eyes. Blowhole is present on top of head. The narwhal's tusk has a grooved spiral design.

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Cribbage board carved from a narwhal tusk. The playing surface is divided into six rectangles by incised lines with four rows of six holes. The distal end is carved into a polar bear's head with black eyes and open mouth. The proximal end has a slit for the markers. The slit is closed by a moving...

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Carving of a standing polar bear. Each of the bear's claws is marked with black inset. The bear has black inset eyes and nostrils, as well as a black inset line for its mouth. The ears and tail are carved in relief.

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Carving of two birds in swimming position on a rectangular base. Birds are facing each other. Both birds beaks are broken and both have black inset eyes. Written on the bottom of the base in ink under one bird is "Nevelelela IE ululela" and under the other bird "Kolekolea".

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Carving of a bird with its wings outstretched (part a), attached to an oval limestone base with a thin stick of tusk (part b). The tip of the stick is broken off in the base of the bird. Feathers are incised on the wings and the tail. Its eyes are also incised.

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Three carved walrus (parts b-d) on a stone base representing an ice floe (part a). Each walrus has inset eyes filled with a black substance (baleen?) and inset tusks. Two of the walrus carvings (parts b-c) have holes to sit over pegs in the base; the third (part d) has a peg stuck in the hole. O...

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Carving of a walrus made out of one piece of tusk. Walrus is facing forward and has black inset eyes and incised nostrils.

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Carving of a polar bear. Black inset eyes and black nose. Mouth is open with teeth in front showing. Mouth has been formed by drilling a hole through the piece.

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Carving of a man standing on ice in the act of harpooning a seal who is poking its head above the ice (part a). The harpoon is a separate piece (part b). The man's face is drawn on by ink or pencil. The seal has black inset eyes. The base is an off-rectangular piece of tusk.