Title taken from caption on slide. An outdoor profile portrait of an Alaskan Native man. He and another man sit on the beach. [The name Yiyuk is also spelled Yaiyuk in this collection.]
Title taken from caption on slide. "Sewing woman's carrying bag for Salmon berry picking." [See also UAF-1966-80-6. "Yaiyuk" is also spelled "Yiyuk" in this collection.]
Title taken from caption. "Lenny Lane in foreground, Guy Oomittuk behind. All the money available for the project was put into a new bank account - a first for Point Hope - entirely controlled by the church council, who also hired the crew for...
The wooden mask is carved in an elongated oval shape, with a polished smooth surface. The wood is very dark in color. The face shows arching brows and a small ridge running vertically on the forehead from between the eyes to the top of the mask....
This round wood mask (16 x 13 x 5 cm) has arched eyebrows stained darker than the rest of the wood. The left eyebrow curves down to become the nose, which is triangular, with two round nostrils, and slightly flaring nostril arches. The face is...
A leaf shaped, wooden mask (28 x 17 x 6.5 cm), with distinctive horizontal ridges as forehead/top of head and chin, and three concentric circular ridges ringing central facial features. Eyes are leaf-shaped slits below one of the ridges, slightly...
42 second, color/silent, film clip of women fishing through the ice. First the hole is dug and cleared of slush, using a chisel and an ice scoop, then the women sit and jig for fish using a hand-line.
Title from accompanying material.
These Native Alaskan women are leading reindeer by leash near an area of tundra cover in snow. They are wearing skin parkas and the Native Alaskan style mukluk.
Title from verso. Postcard of a group in winter garb. One is possibly Esther Barryman of Kotzebue. Verso reads: "This is a picture of Esther, her mother who weighs almost as much as Miss Burnett, her sister and a little neice [niece] and...