David, Jonathon (maker). Drum: frame of birch wood; sewn with babiche; head varies from 28.5 cm to 30 cm across; frame 6.5 cm deep; drum head of moose or caribou skin; lashed on at back with babiche; handle is forked caribou antler still in...
David, Jonathon (maker). Drum: frame of birch wood; sewn with babiche; head varies from 28.5 cm to 30 cm across; frame 6.5 cm deep; drum head of moose or caribou skin; lashed on at back with babiche; handle is forked caribou antler still in...
Swan, Martha (maker). Purse made from the necks of loons. The top border is 9 cm wide and made from bleached and cured seal skin. It wraps inside and the purse is lined with yellow taffeta. The opening to the bag folds so that there are creases on...
Lane, Lennie (maker). A wooden stool with composite seal hook equipment. The wooden stool has 3 legs approximately 7.5 in.) and the seat is triangular (approximately 12 in. on each side). There is a small triangle cut into the seat 1.5 in. into...
Lane, Lennie (maker). A wooden stool with composite seal hook equipment. The wooden stool has 3 legs approximately 7.5 in.) and the seat is triangular (approximately 12 in. on each side). There is a small triangle cut into the seat 1.5 in. into...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 57 seconds, MPG-1 format. Tristan and Phil Gaudet collect snow from the ice-shelf near the camp. The snow is loosened with the axe and scooped into buckets...
Gold nugget necklace, 25.5 in. long (doubled), forming a loop or circle. Each nugget is rather flat and is about 1/4 in. long including attached loops at either end for fastening to other nuggets. 152 nuggets. 24.5 dwt.
Heavily beaded checkbook cover backed with caribou hide. Cover is a rectangular shape with one curved short end. Folded in thirds, the cover velcros to the front and encases a checkbook, which can be slipped inside the pocket sewn to the backing...
Heavily beaded checkbook cover backed with caribou hide. Cover is a rectangular shape with one curved short end. Folded in thirds, the cover velcros to the front and encases a checkbook, which can be slipped inside the pocket sewn to the backing...
Rusty Steel dagger with horns at end of handle. Length 33.5 cm. Handle wrapped with hide. Front of blade has central raised area along length, back of dagger blade is flat. Blade tip slightly bent.
Birch bark over frame - 14' long with one end decked over with bark (23" w x 46 1/4 long); sewn with spruce root and seamed with spruce pitch; paddle of birch 68" long - lashed to 2 of 5 crosspieces. Piece of bark 33 1/2" x 15 3/4" lashed down for...
Boy's snowshoe. Single snowshoe. Style is of westernmost Alaska type (see Nelson 'Eskimo about Bering Strait' or paper file). Outer wood frame made from two peices of wood. They are tied together to a point at heel with rawhide and spliced and...