May 9, 1903 THE FAIRBANKS MINER Fairbanks, Alaska 26 26.May 1903 Vol. 1. No. 1. James Wickersham Editor ORIGINAL of THE FAIRBANKS MINER Written by James Wickersham and typed by Geo. Jeffery at Fairbanks in May, 1903 & sold by Jeffery and Stevens...
A porcupine quill belt, 48 in. long; backed with green cotton cloth (2.5 in. wide) and edged all the way around with lavender seed beads. The front is smoked moosehide with a solid design of dyed quillwork; red seed beads and purple bugle beads are...
A porcupine quill belt, 48 in. long; backed with green cotton cloth (2.5 in. wide) and edged all the way around with lavender seed beads. The front is smoked moosehide with a solid design of dyed quillwork; red seed beads and purple bugle beads are...
(A) Woman's sewing kit made with a hollowed-out bone and bleached sealskin. At the end is a polar bear head made from mineralized walrus ivory. This secures the bleached sealskin, which is folded lengthwise and slides through the bone. A hole is...
(A) Woman's sewing kit made with a hollowed-out bone and bleached sealskin. At the end is a polar bear head made from mineralized walrus ivory. This secures the bleached sealskin, which is folded lengthwise and slides through the bone. A hole is...
Otto Geist's personal charm belt. Commercially made leather belt with steel tongue and buckle; covered with ivory charms and trade beads; has whetstone, steel-bladed knife in sheath, and pouch and tobacco box also attached. Measures approximately...
Belt of natural sealskin with sealskin pouch attached; caribou or reindeer hair embroidery on both; ivory buckle; tab on pouch has two light blue and one amber glass beads strand; 111cm x 3.5 cm (with pouch and strap, 25.8 cm).
Belt of natural sealskin with sealskin pouch attached; caribou or reindeer hair embroidery on both; ivory buckle; tab on pouch has two light blue and one amber glass beads strand; 111cm x 3.5 cm (with pouch and strap, 25.8 cm).
Washington, Ethel (maker). Female doll with wooden face and black hair, features outlined with black ink. Doll is wearing ground squirrel parka with hood decorated with cut caribou and red thread knots. Ruff is wolf fur border. Shoulders of parka...