42 second, color/silent, film clip of King Islanders attaching a skin hull to an umiak frame. The film opens with men dragging the wooden umiak frame across the snow. Then one of the people cuts the skin and several lace it onto the frame.
53 second film clip, color/silent, of a blanket toss and a high kick and umiak race in Nome, Alaska, 1958-1961.
A crowd watches as athletes compete in traditional Eskimo games.
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53 second, color/silent, film clip of a blanket toss, a high kick, and umiak races in Nome, Alaska, 1958-1961.
A crowd watches as athletes compete in traditional Eskimo games.
"Natives at Wainwright preparing to race us. We used one of their boats which are covered with walrus skin. They won by a boat length." A large group of people prepare for an umiak race, several other boats are visible on the beach and just off...
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....
Daylight comes in through a window made of ice. A large door on one end allowed the boat through. The holes for the lashing were handmade. This driftwood frame was lighter than with modern techniques. Workshops were heated with seal oil lamps....
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...
Ms., ink on paper. Shows area between Ray Loesche Camp and Donald McVicker Camp with two kayaks and an umiak on a lake and a line of people forcing caribou into lake. Scale is not given.
Putting cover on umiak. After they are sewn together using special waterproof stitch, men will stretch skin cover across wood frame and lash them to it. This unusually large boat requires 7-8 skins. Five women work outside, standing. Now about ten...