Made from a 5 gallon gas can; two tin cans with ends perforated are soldered on either side of the can; door made of piece of tin wired on; wire swing handle; wood chips are burned inside to keep off mosquitoes. (Smudging means to allow something...
Made from birch fungus; round with wire loop inserted for hanging on the net which it is being constructed; "och-kumay-lo-torak"? is the native name given in Inupiaq in the field collection notes, however it is also followed by a question mark....
Made of bone; tapered at both ends with an eye in the middle; used for making snowshoe webbing. Around the eye there are grooves on either end, on both sides of the piece, which extend out 1cm on either side of the eye in the same direction as the...
Mammoth ivory sinker tapered on both ends. On the top of the sinker there is a darkened area (outter core). The sinker has one circular hole drilled into each end for line attachments. Looped through the bottom hole in the sinker is wire (picture...
Modern type made for sale; birch strips reversed and alternated for sides; flared; willow rim rods top and base; sewn with spruce root. Measures 11 x 21 cm.
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by...
Physical description: 13 pages, handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets. Places mentioned: Auk Bay (Alaska) ; Auk Village (Alaska) ; Berners Bay (Alaska) ; Cape St. Elias (Alaska) ; Douglas (Alaska) ; Douglas Island (Alaska) ; Fairheaven...
Photograph of Judge Dimond administering an oath. Additional information has since been supplied by the Alaska State Court Library in Anchorage, Alaska [July 27, 2004]. "We have a similar photo in our collection, taken just before or just...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes legend showing the division of land to different controlling countries and notes on dominant religions in different areas. Alaska is vaguely represented, labeled as the discoveries of Chirikov in 1741. ...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes legend showing the division of land to different controlling countries and notes on dominant religions in different areas. Alaska is vaguely represented, labeled as the discoveries of Chirikov in 1741. ...
Round with a slight flare to the sides; double rim rod of split willow on both rim and base; sides of single diamond pattern formed by alternating out- and inside of bark strips; double bottom; rim bands; sewn with spruce root; base has cotton line...
Solid piece of wood; knob handle on top; flared, flat base; stained red; 5" tall; shows much use. Used for mashing up salmon eggs, cranberries, eskimo ice cream etc. "Koch'sin"
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture...
Title and description taken from verso and from sign in image. Photograph of eight officers of Alaska Aerial Survey Detachment Names listed on verso: L. P. Pawlikowski, R. F. Whitehead, Chas. F. Greher, A.C. Smith, A. W. Radford, R. H....
A group of people gathered around, with a piano nearby. The people are labeled, left to right, front row: Arthur Cole, Bill McGuire, [unknown] Browne, Otto Van S., [unlabeled]. Second row: Mary Browne, [unlabeled],...
Title from accompanying materials. Ralph Miller and Mr. Powers go ptarmigan hunting and find success on the tundra. The men's identity is listed in accompanying materials.
Title from image. Basket Bay chief, Andrew Dick in native costume, at Killisnoo, 1900. Same house sometimes listed in Angoon. Photographer's number 617.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Sgt. Muesser A.A.C. 1942 Army Test Expedition. (? Listed as Corporal in E. Nillson's diaries.)" The 1942 Army Test Expedition tested military food, clothing and equipment on Mount McKinley in 1942....