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| Title | Ceremonial Kingikmiut Eskimo dancing around a whaling boat during the month of May, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, ca. 1906 |
| Photographer | Bernardi, Susan R. |
| Date | ca. 1906 |
| Notes | Handwritten in album: Only during the month of May do the Bow Head whale pass through Bering Straits. This month is inaugerated with many ancient superstitions, customs. [This picture shows] dancing around boat, charm of wolf head skull suspended over the boat
PH Coll 49.24 |
| Contextual Notes | Susan R. Bernardi went to Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, in October 1901 to teach at the U.S. Government School. She joined William T. and Ellen Lopp, of the American Missionary Association who established the school in 1890. Her photographs document many aspects of Eskimo life at Kingegan. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Eskimos--Dance--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Eskimos--Rites & ceremonies--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Ceremonial dancers--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Whaling |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Whalers (Persons)--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Whaleboats--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Cape of Prince Wales--Kingegan |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC2408
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Negative Number | NA3229 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Photos of Eskimo at Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. PH Coll 49 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid for this collection see:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/EskimoKingeganPHColl49.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin ; b&w ; 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a ScanMaker 6800 at 100-175 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2008. |
| Restrictions | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
