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| Title | Kingikimiut Eskimo standing by cache with poles holding polar bear bones, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, ca. 1906 |
| Photographer | Bernardi, Susan R. |
| Date | ca. 1906 |
| Notes | Handwritten in album: Bones of polar bear on cache poles to keep away evil spirits
PH Coll 49.13 |
| Contextual Notes | Susan R. Bernardi went to Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, in October 1901 to teach at the U.S. Government School. Her photographs document many aspects of Eskimo life at Kingegan. This photograph depicts the display of polar bear bones on cache poles in order to keep way evil spirits. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Caches--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Food storage buildings--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Eskimo architecture--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 | AWC2402
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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 | NA3221 |
| 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. 2007. |
| 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 |
