19 second film clip, color/silent, of a reindeer roundup on Nunivak Island, 1958-1967. It appears that men and women work together and use a long piece of material to herd the reindeer into the corral. Then two men wrestle a reindeer to the...
31 second, color/silent, film clip of processing and preserving salmon along the Yukon River. Women, using ulus and knives, are cutting fish for drying. A man, using what appears to be a spear, tosses fish into a hole, probably to prepare...
50 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Stevens Collection, 1968?". Film shows a man working on a engine with a propeller. He then starts the engine and pushes his home-made snowmachine into motion.
59 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Stevens Collection, 1968?". Film shows a Yupik family entering and exiting a sod house on Nunivak Island, with a close-up of the enterance.
"Eskimo Scouts received awards Saturday from Alaska Governor William A. Egan (left). Gov. Egan prepares to present the Eisenhower trophy for the state's most outstanding National Guard unit to Sgt. George Whitman, Mekoryuk, representing Co. B, 2nd...
"SP3 Johnny L. Deston, Engr. Service Company, Ft. Richardson, Alaska, (cook) talks with KP's peeling potatoes (l-r) John Gregory of Bethel, Alaska, Pvt Louis Beebe of Eek, Alaska, and Ham Cleveland of Eek, Alaska. All the Kp's are memebers of the...
"Through the chow lines goes Governor William A. Egan of Alaska as he lunched with noncommissioned officers in charge of the 63 village detachments which make up the 1st and 2nd Scout Battalions of the Alaska National Guard. With the governor are...
A wooden triangular dipper where the sides and handle of one piece of wood, steamed, bent, and lashed with spruce root. Wood extends to form handle which terminates in a crane's head with curved beak. Base made from a solid piece of wood, placed...
Atchak, Earl (artist). Large whale bone assemblage with rib acting as an umiak with a group of 6 human figures inside, one of whom is a baby in the arms of an adult. Three figures have wooden paddles. Figures wear parkas of caribou and rabbit fur....
Atchak, Earl (artist). Large whale bone assemblage with rib acting as an umiak with a group of 6 human figures inside, one of whom is a baby in the arms of an adult. Three figures have wooden paddles. Figures wear parkas of caribou and rabbit fur....
Atchak, Earl (artist). Whale bone kayak with a single figure inside, holding an upraised harpoon. Figure has parka made from rabbit skin. The face is carved from wood.¬ulture: Cup'ik
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).
Caption attached to this photograph relates: Graduates of the electronic technician pilot class undertaken by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are greeted by Senator E. Gruening at RCA Headquarters in Anchorage. The class has just returned from RCA...
Charles (artist). The window is made of 7 strips of seal gut, sewn with thread on a machine; 44.5 x 50.8 cm (17.5 in. high x 20 in. long). The center design in black paint is of a man with upraised arms spearing a winged fish.
Coiled grass tray; known as "inside-outside" basket as the design is meant to show on the inside of the basket; red and green-dyed grass design - geometric; 6-1/4 in. across and 1-1/2 in. deep.
Coiled; grass; well-shaped; good condition; blue, green, pink, orange; brown designs; vivid inside; faded outside; knob on lid; 8-1/2 in. tall with lid.