The sides are made one piece of shaped wood; 2.375 in. tall; base fitted in; each side has 3 pieces that are 2.375 in. long in ivory; sewn on with baleen; strip of twisted root across container holds sides in; 6 small pieces of ivory 1.375 in. sewn...
Lincoln, Bertha (artist). Cross made from six coiled grass basketry circles which are then attached with dyed grass. The central circle is made of grass that is dyed blue. The single section of grass that connects the six pieces is dyed red. The...
Liddell, Josephine Crumrine (artist). Size: 21 x 16.5 in. Medium: Oil pastel on paper Artist's information on Lilly Killbear: "Lilly Killbear, who lived in Wainwright, loved to go visiting and ride with the Coast Guard on their yearly trips to...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 36 seconds MPG format. The northern fur seal is an eared seal similar to the sea lion. They have a thick waterproof underfur with over 350,000 hairs per square inch. Their fur appears gray or brown when dry, and...
De Roux, Dan and Terzis, Jane (artists). Acrylic painting on canvas. This 3 part painting was the first in a series of more than 30 collaborative pieces that Dan and Jane created between 1987 and 1989. For the most part, they worked side by side,...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. This ornate seabird breeds only on the coast and offshore islands of the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering and southern Chukchi seas. Typically it builds its scant nest of grasses and...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. Over 90% of the world's Parakeet Auklets occur in the Bering Sea region. Most nest in small, scattered groups or as solitary pairs, but some 150,000 birds nest on St. George Island in the...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. This kittiwake is a widely distributed breeder across the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It builds nests of grasses, seaweeds, mosses, and mud on small ledges on vertical...