Amason, Alvin (artist). Audio, 2:36 minutes MP3 format. Alvin Amason talks about how he named his painting "Oscar Scared Him with His Icon" at a UA Museum of the North Geist lecture
Material: ivory Oval ornament, flat on one side and convex on opposite side. Length 5.8 cm., width 3.25 cm. Convex side of ornament is very ornate with pattern of carved lines. Culture: Punuk from Kukulik, St. Lawrence Island
Silook, Susie (artist). Video, 58 seconds MPG format. Susie Silook is a St. Lawrence Island Yupik ivory carver. She began her work by using the whole tusk of the walrus, as she didn't have tools to cut it into small pieces. Instead of the animals...
Descriptive Narrative: Watercolor painting showing Haida community houses and totem poles from the beach at Old Kasaan, on Prince of Wales Island Exhibition: ASM 7-10/84; ASM Gentle Craft Exhibit 3-10/90 see exh. catalog Dimensions: H: 10...
Made: Russia
Used: St. Michael
Found: Unalaska
Culture: Russian
Description: iron; wood; brass
Descriptive Narrative: Small cannon labeled "Russian cannon from St. Michael". Iron barrel is 36" long x approx. 4-1/2"...
Accession Number: 81-3-3 Descriptive Narrative: Bronze medal. Octagonal shape (oblong with corners cut). Bust of man in military uniform on one side, sailing vessel and Russian inscription on reverse. Notes: Bronze medal issued by...
Accession Number: 260 Description: ivory; carved Descriptive Narrative: Carved walrus ivory figurine in the form of a sea otter reclining on its back with the front paws touching on the sides of the head. The eyes are drilled holes. There...
Descriptive Narrative: Board with ivory peg, two finger holds, painted red on grooved side and black on the other.
Description: wood; ivory; painted; red; black
Inscription: Aleutian hand stick for throwing spear Akutan Island (writing)...
Ice jam near Ron Heynes building on Tern Island. This photograph was taken in the early 1980s. When there is an ice jam, it floods all of the islands that are on the Kvichak River.
Photograph was taken above Tern Island, towards "Red Clark's Lodge",and was taken in the early 1980's. The lodge has been moved many of time due to erosion.