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Jan. 22 & 23 & 24 James A. Wickersham diary, 1902.

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Collection Name	Wickersham State Historic Site. Manuscripts, 1884-1970s.
Identifier	ASL-MS0107-Diary03-1902-January22&23&24
Title	Jan. 22 & 23 & 24 James A. Wickersham diary, 1902.
Creator	Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
Contributors	Slemmons, Mary Anne [Transcriber]
Type	Text
Ordering & Use	http://library.state.ak.us/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571 mailto:asl@eed.state.ak.us
Transcript	-22- Attended native dance in "Koz-ge" Buying specimens of Eskimo work all day - gave another case of hard tack - to the Koz ge nearest to the hill. 23rd Visited many native houses today with "Ok-ba-ok", the chief & bought some fine jade specimens. 24th Finished visiting the native houses with Ok-bá-ok. We did not miss a house, and I talked (through the interpreter) with them & their mode of life - hunting - sealing & working Visited the "Koz ge" & found it full of workers - at mid afternoon - & tonight attend a reception there - music - dancing - theatricals, feasting. As each family came in it was received by the drummers & singers & those coming in danced. After the feast for those "received" they departed in the same order with music, & dancing.
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