These decorated ivory weapons are from the Diomede Islands in Bering Strait and are approximately 2,000 years old. The butterfly-shaped object may be a harpoon rest from the bow of an umiak. Below it, from left to right, are a harpoon head; the handle of a throwing stick, carved to fit the fingers; and two harpoon foreshaft sockets. The elaborate decoration is reminiscent of the art styles of eastern Asia.
