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Flying bird with an elongated neck, on a thin stick that attaches into a somewhat square-shaped jade base (part b). Bird has incised eyes and feathers.

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Carving of a dog walking, facing forward. Smooth head and body. Black inset eyes. Drilled nostrils and incised mouth. The tail of the dog curls up and is resting on the dog's back.

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Carving of a ptarmigan sitting on the ground (represented by a rectangular piece of tusk). The feathers of the wings and tail are incised. Black inset eyes (one is missing) and a black inset beak. On the base is written "Akeerjil".

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Carving of a bear standing with head turned to the right. Head is pointed, eyes are drilled and darkened with ink, as are the nostrils (no mouth carved).

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Carving of a bear standing. Bear has black inset eyes and a notched, open mouth without teeth.

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Carving of a man standing facing forwards. He is attached to a rectangular stand by a peg in the base of one foot. His face has been incised and detailed in ink.

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Carving of a fox standing still with its head turned slightly to the left and its tail touching the ground. Black inset eyes.

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Carving of a bird with a long spoonlike bill sitting as if on water (water represented by a rectangular piece of tusk). Bird has black inset eyes and incised feathers on its wings and tail. On the base is written twice in ink "Shejalea".

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Carving of a fox with its paw caught in a leg hold trap. The fox and trap are carved from one piece of tusk. The trap is attached to a block (carved of tusk, representing a stone or ice weight) by a sinew line and held in place with a black peg. Just above is a red circular inset on the block (w...

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Carving of a long-tailed jaeger. Jaeger is sitting on a hollow, cylindrical section of narwhal tusk that has been smoothed. Bird has a distinctive curved beak and forked tail. Black inset eyes. On the base is written "Esho-onga" in ink.