A crowd at the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) Hall gather during a dance given for a Navy ship docked in Seward, Alaska. ca. 1930-1935. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Caption: "Under the skin canoe there can be seen six drums which are used in our native dance; the man is doing a dance after a successful season of whaling."
Four women dancing on blanket made of bearded sealskin outside during Nalukataq (spring whaling celebration). Well-dressed women dance with babies on their backs. The metal bucket near drummers is filled with water used to keep drums moist for...
Full title: Koyukon Athabaskan dance songs / written by Tupou L. Pulu ; from songs and stories provided by Madeline Solomon ; music transcribed by Tom Johnston ; song syllables transcribed by Eliza Jones ; illustrated by Dinah Stephenson.
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