ASL-MS004-2-3b-5
Item 5
(acc. # 10213)
Physical description: [68]p.
Interpretation by Lydia Black, 1975
The following are stitched together as one booklet.
Nancarrow, Ree (artist). Size: 59 x 54 in. Medium: Hand-dyed fabric quilt Tilted and dated verso Using the reappearing "y" form, fiber artist Ree Nancarrow experiments in this piece with the inner relationships of shape, color, and texture to...
Reily, Sheryl Maree (artist). Photograph: color inkjet on paper and mixed media. Signed and titled, verso. Extensive technical information is provided on a separate sheet included with the print. This work is part of the Alaskan Digital Print...
Heurlin, C. "Rusty" (painter). Oil on plywood. Size: 28 x 50 in. This painting is un-signed and is the study for the larger "Aurora" painting in the collection of the UA Museum.
Fishhook made of Dall sheep horn; double barbless hooks set in. "Michak"
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed...
Large, folded birch bark container found floating in the Ambler River. Willow rim rods and lashing of spruce root, and a rope, possibly cotton, tied along one of the long sides of the basket, possibly a handle. 20cm x 40cm x 28cm.
Brass with barbless nail hook set in; wire loop wound with string. One circular eye has been carved out of the brass on one side of the piece. Another eye hole can be seen, but is obscured by the inset nail. 18cm x 2.7cm.
Solid piece of wood; knob handle on top; flared, flat base; stained red; 5" tall; shows much use. Used for mashing up salmon eggs, cranberries, eskimo ice cream etc. "Koch'sin"
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture...
Handle of birch shaped to fit a right-handed person; blade of piece of sharpened barrel from a 12 gauge shotgun; a piece of cloth is used to wedge the barrel onto the handle.
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Native Material...
Flat, tapered piece of jade. 5" long or 1cm x 13cm x 4.5cm
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed as Kobuk, but...
Deep, oval shaped birch bark container. Double layered and sewn with split spruce root. Rim rods of green willow branches. 6" h x 11" l x 7 1/2" w. OR 12.5 cm x 28.5 cm x 19.5 cm.
12/6/2011: In the paper file the "place" is listed as...
Curved bone (rib) handle; curved steel blade with visible file marks; made from a file; fastened to handle with two metal bolts; three serrations on tip of handle; vertical scratches across front of handle where it joins blade; 9 7/8"...
Made from a 5 gallon gas can; two tin cans with ends perforated are soldered on either side of the can; door made of piece of tin wired on; wire swing handle; wood chips are burned inside to keep off mosquitoes. (Smudging means to allow something...