Collection Name	S.R. Bernardi Photographs
Identifier	UAF-1959-875-18
Title	Village works to haul whale up on ice.
Description	Village hauls a whale carcass onto the shorefast ice. Visible is a portion of the tail, a flipper and dogs that are enjoying a snack . Caption: All the village hurries out to the edge of the shore ice to help haul the whale's carcass on to the shore ice. Two birds smothered in seal fat are suspended on poles over the body to be a forfeit for the lives of the two butchers to the evil spirits. S.R. Bernardi photographs formerly known as The Gertrude Lusk whaling album.
Creator	Bernardi, Suzanne Rognon
Subject.TGM	Men Women Children Whaling Fur garments Dogs Indigenous peoples
Subject.LCSH	Parkas
Subject.Local	Alaska Natives--Northern Alaska--Inupiaq Ethnotechnology
Location	Wales (Alaska)
Region	Northern Alaska
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Date	1905?
Type	Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Village works to haul whale up on ice.

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