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...
David, Jonathon (maker). Drum: frame of birch wood; sewn with babiche; head varies from 28.5 cm to 30 cm across; frame 6.5 cm deep; drum head of moose or caribou skin; lashed on at back with babiche; handle is forked caribou antler still in...
David, Jonathon (maker). Drum: frame of birch wood; sewn with babiche; head varies from 28.5 cm to 30 cm across; frame 6.5 cm deep; drum head of moose or caribou skin; lashed on at back with babiche; handle is forked caribou antler still in...
Swan, Martha (maker). Purse made from the necks of loons. The top border is 9 cm wide and made from bleached and cured seal skin. It wraps inside and the purse is lined with yellow taffeta. The opening to the bag folds so that there are creases on...
Selective relief shown by hachures. Inset: North America showing location of Alaska in relationship to the United States. Ancillary maps: Alaska Steamship Company's map of Southeastern Alaska Route, the Alaska Excursion Route -- [Southcentral and...
2 maps on one sheet. Relief shown by hachures. From The Royal illustrated atlas, 1854-1862. Components: Welllington Channel, Melville Island &c., from Admiralty chart -- The Arctic regions, showing the north-west passage as determined by Cap. R....
2 maps on one sheet. Relief shown by hachures. From The Royal illustrated atlas, 1854-1862. Components: Welllington Channel, Melville Island &c., from Admiralty chart -- The Arctic regions, showing the north-west passage as determined by Cap. R....
Ivory earring bases 1 cm with concentric circles; ivory hook on one only; attached to 10.7 cm strands (6) of seed and small trade beads - blue, black, and white, few pink and green; one strand broken near center divide; three sealskin dividers;...
A moosehide sheath with strap of dentalia shells and beads. Sheath (length 30 cm.) made of moosehide. Tip of sheath replaced with new piece of moosehide. Moosehide fringe around sheath tip. Sheath decorated with dentalia shells, and beads (dark...
Moosehide sheath with strap of dentalia shells and beads. Sheath (length 30 cm.) made of moosehide. Tip of sheath replaced with new piece of moosehide. Moosehide fringe around sheath tip. Sheath decorated with dentalia shells, and beads (dark blue,...
Deep, oval shaped birch bark container. Double layered and sewn with split spruce root. Rim rods of green willow branches. 6" h x 11" l x 7 1/2" w. OR 12.5 cm x 28.5 cm x 19.5 cm.
12/6/2011: In the paper file the "place" is listed as...
Kobuk-style woven birch bark basket with spruce root lashing around a willow rim. Green thread visible inside basket along sides of base. Spruce root on bottom is reinforced with a second layer of spruce root. 5" or 13 cm diameter across top x 3"...
Description: wood; carved; glass; hinged
Old Num: LC.344-1.13
Found: Sitka
Descriptive Narrative: Wooden relief carving--hinged 3-piece icon triptych with glass covering one of the three panels. A small wooden icon of the type...
Selective relief shown by hachures; depths shown by gradient tints. Shows routes of several voyages and northernmost points of many voyages. Annotated with hand-drawn route of an unknown voyage. Cover title: London atlas map of the arctic...
2 maps on one sheet. 31 x 23 cm. or smaller, on sheet 40 x 47 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Page 87 from H. H. Lloyd & Co.'s Atlas of the United States. Decorative border. In color.
Published by Warner & Beers in [1875?]. Scale is not...
Relief shown by hachures, land forms, and spot heights. Insets: Aleutian Islands -- Seward Peninsula Mining District -- Mt. McKinley District. In color. 46 x 66 cm., folded into cover 17 x 10 cm. Accompanied by booklet including index and...
Relief shown by hachures. Panel title. "For the purpose of giving the general public reliable information regarding Alaska and a better understanding of Alaskan conditions." Text on verso lists basic information on Alaska's economy, minerals,...
One map on 2 sheets. "By Robt. Morden & Will'm. Berry." Shows California as an island; much of the Arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain...