Malamut Indians Moving Camp, Alaska
Collection Name
Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910
Identifier
UAF-1975-178-34
Title
Malamut Indians Moving Camp , Alaska
Description
Title taken from caption . 11540 -- (34) On the lower Yukon and the eastern shores of Behring Sea , the skin canoe and boat are the only native means of transportation . During the open or summer season , when it is desired to make a speedy journey , or when hunting the seal and the walrus , the Indians utilize a small boat known as a 'kiak, ' but when they have a large amount of supplies to support , or in moving their families from place to place , they employ large open boats which consists of a strong frame work of wood over which walrus skins are tightly stretched . These boats will carry several thousand pounds , and the Malamuts are at home wherever they tie up their boats. "John Clum U.S.P.O . (United States Post Office) Copyright , 1900 , by B . L . SIngley Inspector and Lecturer. "
Creator
Singley, B. L.
Contributors
Keystone View Company (Publishers)
Subject.TGM
Boats Rowing Seas Hides & skins Travel Indigenous peoples
Subject.LCSH
Umiaks
Subject.Local
Alaska Natives--Western Alaska Ethnotechnology
Region
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period
1896 to 1913
Type
Image (Stereographs)
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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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