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...
A Woman of Oonalaska (sic) [engraved portrait by John Webber of Aleut woman with tattooed face and linked nose labret.] From: Cook, James A. (Captain) 1728-1779, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean…
Descriptive Narrative: Carved wooden mask by Nathan Jackson with earrings by Emma Marks. The natural color of the wood shows through on most of the mask except where hair, eyebrows, and eyes are painted in black, and nostrils and lips in red. A...
Messenger Feast (Kivgiq) Runner (Aqpatat) holding Messenger Sticks (Ayauppiaq). Runner would travel from host village to another village to invite them to the Kivgiq. The messenger sticks would have items attached to them to symbolize gifts the...
Older woman has tattoo and older men shows signs having worn a labret at one time. Back row (l. to r.): Manuuluq (Ralph Ipalook?, Mary's husband), Taaqpak, Mary (Mamaniuraq, Taaqpak's daughter, married Otis Ahkivgak after Manuuluq died)....
Split spruce root; twined; woman's rattle top basket; stones in knob of lid; designs on body are Cross, Crossing and Labret; on lid - Fireweed and Half Head of Salmon Berry. Measures 5 x 8.9 cm (2 in. x 3-1/2 in.).
This round wood mask (16 x 13 x 5 cm) has arched eyebrows stained darker than the rest of the wood. The left eyebrow curves down to become the nose, which is triangular, with two round nostrils, and slightly flaring nostril arches. The face is...