A whale boat captain is seated on a snow bank, behind him is a pole with items hanging from it like chains, a pot, and next to him is another pot and a mitten. The captain is wearing a rain parka made of gut and rain boots, he has a labret in in...
Photograph shows a smiling Eskimo girl wearing a colorful head scarf tied under her chin and a flower print calico kuspuk with a fur lined hood. The hood is down.
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
55 second, color/silent film clip of an ivory carver cutting, shaping, carving and polishing a piece of walrus ivory. Among the tools used are: saws, chisels, files, and a bow drill that he supports against his chin. The result is two small ivory...
Title from cataloger. Cataloguer's note: A portrait of a young Alaska Native woman with a remarkably composed bearing; her plaited hair is long; she has facial tattoos beneath her mouth and extending the length of her chin. She is carrying a...
Title by cataloguer. A three-quarter length portrait of a young lady wearing a hat with extended brim and ribbon trim. She is dressed in sleeveless top, possibly silk, and matching skirt; she is clasping her hands under her chin in an elegant...
Title taken from accompanying note. A shoulder-length studio portrait of a man dressed in suit and tie. A small pin is on his left lapel. He has a slight double chin and receding hair.
Title taken from caption. Image of a crewmember aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tallapoosa. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title supplied by cataloger. Joe Sr. appears to have a wound on his lower lip and chin. Slide labeled, 'John Eccles. Joe Sr.' Slide printed 3/1981 Original format: 35mm color slide
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...
A large, squarish mask with a face and 3 spirit rings framing it on all sides except bottom. The fish heads protrude above face with carvings on them. The face has goggles painted on it and whiskers in a black stain. The head is blue paint and the...