84 cm long x 17.7 cm wide; made of braided sinew and braided root; side stakes of birch or willow twigs; five floats of a very light wood attached to top of net; sinkers of pieces of antler and stone; twig used for stake; two rock sinkers have...
Accession Number: 98-7-197 Description: ivory; bone; sinew; carved Dimensions: L: 29.00 cm Note: ship model is possibly a representation of the steam whaler BELVEDERE, built in 1880
Automobile, loaded with supplies, is moved onto planks, which span midsection of two canoes at river's edge; people assist and watch from shore See also photographs in following range: P277-011-029 to P277-011-035
Driver, with several assistants, maneuvers automobile onto planks, which are stretched across midsection of two canoes, creating a pontoon rig See also photographs in following range: P277-011-028 to P277-011-034
Four men, fore and aft, pole tandem canoes down river; an automobile rides on planks set across midsection of canoes See also photographs in following range: P277-011-029 to P277-011-035
Group gathers around model of St. Michael's Church, next to the Bishop's House, Sitka; a banner represents St. Michael's Brotherhood organization; Father Donskoi is the second from the left; the Hanlon-Osbaken House is in the background
Model fish trap (probably loache/burbot or blackfish)*. 2
pieces, funnel and basket, which don't come apart. Thin
strips of wood shaped and glued in place. End of basket is
in the shape of a circle, does not come to a point. Fish trap
fence on each...
Model of St. Lawrence Island dwelling; wooden framework covered with pieces of seal skin (hair in) and a piece of de-haired and bleached sealskin as the roof; gives a translucent light; may be inadvertent (i.e., the real houses may not have had...
The world's first single-leg drilling platform, called a monopod, was designed for Marathon Oil company and its partner to be used in developing the Trading Bay Field in Alaska. Seven foot model shows portions of the com=lately equipped platform...
This birch bark canoe has a wooden frame painted red and one end decked over. There is a design on the deck and a pad on the bottom of the canoe. The frame is lashed with root and the rims have black and tan check pattern woven on. Measures 13 x 70...
This birch bark canoe has a wooden frame painted red and one end decked over. There is a design on the deck and a pad on the bottom of the canoe. The frame is lashed with root and the rims have black and tan check pattern woven on. Measures 13 x 70...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a small model of an airplane that has been mounted onto an automobile. The model has a Pacific Alaska Airways logo on it.