34 second, color/silent film clip of ivory carvings made by King Island carvers. The items shown include: small animal and bird figurines, dog teams and sleds, a cribbage board, knives, and hunters in kayaks.
Descriptive Narrative: Walrus ivory carvings representing "Mutt & Jeff", early comic strip characters each with an inlaid ivory nose. a: Mutt; b: Jeff
Dimensions: H: 7.10 x 3.50 cm
Bunny McNutt standing at kitchen counter pouring from coffeepot in Anchorage, Alaska. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. 1966-1967? Photographer: William L. McNutt.
Group of ivory carvings made at Nunivak Island, Alaska, including figurines (one of walrus), letter openers decorated with seal figures, and crochet hook decorated with fish figure. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitled]...
Material: Ivory Face carved at upper side; eyes, nose, mouth indicated; right cheek has round hole; 3 straight tattoo lines indicated each side of face below eyes, running down cheek; 2 horizontal tattoo marks upper head with half moon shaped...
Material: Ivory Ivory head. Large round hole through neck into head; face shows many tattoo marks; eye slits deep, narrow; nose unformed, nostrils indicated by shallow drill holes; slit for mouth rather deep; face part dark brown, top of head...
Notes: The original "billiken" was a small plaster statue with the inscription "Billiken--God of Things as They Ought to Be," patented by Florence Pretz of Kansas City in 1908. The Buddha-like billiken was adopted as an official "patron saint" of...
Notes: The original "billiken" was a small plaster statue with the inscription "Billiken--God of Things as They Ought to Be," patented by Florence Pretz of Kansas City in 1908. The Buddha-like billiken was adopted as an official "patron saint" of...
Title from verso. Image shows a woman in a polka-dotted dress seated in a chair. The woman is also wearing a chain bracelet, earrings, a brooch and has a wedding ring on her left hand. Behind her, several porcelain figurines, cups and part of...
Title taken from caption. View of some of the arts and crafts on display at the Alaska State Fair held in Palmer, Alaska. Sign reads: "Pioneer home". Photo taken in Sept. of 1972. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from label on matting. Cigarette resting in ivory ashtray with figure of polar bear carved at Saint Lawrence Island, on display in Juneau, Alaska. Photographer's number 8316. 1938. Photographer: Ray B. Dame. Original photograph size: 8"...
Title taken from label on matting. Figure of man in kayak holding paddle and spear carved from walrus ivory displayed in Nome, Alaska. Photographer's number 7919. July 1938. Photographer: Ray B. Dame. Original photograph size: 10" x 8 1/8".