Description: feathers; fur; yarn; cloth; sewn
Descriptive Narrative: Doll size chief's coat made of what appear to be the feathers from three different bird species. Male mallard duck feathers are used on the top of the shoulders and on the...
This purse is lined with cotton cloth and has a zipper fastener (8.75 in. long). The body is loon skin breast feathers. The sealskin loop on either side is for a carrying strap.¬ulture: Inupiaq
A large, squarish mask with a face and 3 spirit rings framing it on all sides except bottom. The fish heads protrude above face with carvings on them. The face has goggles painted on it and whiskers in a black stain. The head is blue paint and the...
Manook, (Buster) Ronald James (artist). Size: 6.75 x 8.5 in. Medium: Wood, feathers, nails, glass Wood, raven head. Face is split in half with white wooden "bill" shape inside 4 chicken (?) Feathers inserted. Split halves are painted black, bill...
Four women embracing and smiling outside a building. Photos UAF-1985-122-32 through UAF-1985-122-38 seem to be of the same event. Photo UAF-1985-122-38 is labeled "July 4th, 1910." Photo UAF-1985-122-32 may be in Nome,...
A small group of five people stand outside on a porch of either a home or other building. The woman are wearing dresses and one man is in a suit, while the other man looks to be wearing a military officer uniform. ...
Title taken from the back of photograph. Notes with photo. " Close up of the snowy owl ". See also UAF-1984-31-66. Property of Dorothea Leighton, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD.
View of dancers performing in Barrow, with drummers and spectators in background. Identified on photo verso as an Alaska Federation of Natives convention, but subsequently identified as the box drum or Wolf Dance at Christmas time or at Kivgiq...
Full-length studio portrait of Native American man, wearing traditional clothing, including a headdress, fringed leather jacket, band of metal bells, and moccasins; he holds a rifle and carries a blanket draped across one arm; headdress...
Kimoktoak, Freida (maker). This zip-front parka is made with squares of various species of birds caught in the Norton Sound area. Lined in black fabric, it has a metal zipper, and the zipper is covered on the PL side with a strip of otter fur. The...
Kimoktoak, Freida (maker). This zip-front parka is made with squares of various species of birds caught in the Norton Sound area. Lined in black fabric, it has a metal zipper, and the zipper is covered on the PL side with a strip of otter fur. The...
Kimoktoak, Freida (maker). This zip-front parka is made with squares of various species of birds caught in the Norton Sound area. Lined in black fabric, it has a metal zipper, and the zipper is covered on the PL side with a strip of otter fur. The...
Kimoktoak, Freida (maker). This zip-front parka is made with squares of various species of birds caught in the Norton Sound area. Lined in black fabric, it has a metal zipper, and the zipper is covered on the PL side with a strip of otter fur. The...
Simeonoff, Jacob (artist). This bentwood visor has a decorative painted surface. The visor has an open-crown design, a long squared-off front, and two overlapping pieces at the nape that are stitched together with imitation sinew and reinforced...
The dish has a wooden rim, and it is bent and lashed in two places with root. The new bottom has been made and glued in; a small baleen whale is glued in middle of dish and the handle is a high loop of baleen lashed to sides of dish with baleen;...
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...
Schoppert, James (artist). Size: 35 x 23 x 10 in. Medium: Wood, walrus, gut, feathers, paint Description: Stylized bird figure with face and human legs, attached to drum; drum made of walrus stomach stretched and tied to wooden frame with blue...
A woman stands on what looks to be a beach near a lake in front of a mountain. She is wearing a long coat and a hat which seems to have feathers or wings on it.
Ttile taken from caption; engraving faces page 699. "Canoes of Oonalashka." The engraving shows two kayaks. The top picture shows a kayak with two paddlers, each with a single-bladed paddle. The men are wearing water-proof gear and...