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Collection Name	Dorothea Leighton M. D. Collection, 1940-1982
Identifier	UAF-1984-31-19
Title	Seal skin pokes
Description	Title taken from the back of the photograph. " Seal skin pokes and walrus skin swings ". Cataloguer's note: The grils are playing on the swing, as the suspended sealskin hangs overhead. Among the indigenous people of Alaska, the seal skin was used in a variety of creative and resourceful ways. Sealskin was used as a covering for the traditional kayak. It was also cut into seal rope for harpoon line. The warm seal skin breeches were preferred gear, because they were waterproof and very warm. Other uses of the seal skin included; storage for oil and dried meat, a float, a rifle holster, boots (kamik), knee-high hunting boots (ulitchuiliaq) for long hunting and other extended use. Finally, the (aqaglak), a seal skin dress, was used for celebration and special occasions. " Property of Leighton Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD.
Subject.TGM	Seals Swings Bags Manners & customs Children playing Country life
Subject.LCSH	Parkas
Subject.Local	Alaska Natives--Western Alaska--Central Yup'ik Ethnotechnology
Location	Alaska
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1939 to 1959 1959 and later
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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