Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo

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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295998741
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)

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Book Synopsis Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo by : Molly Lee

Download or read book Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo written by Molly Lee and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baskets made of baleen, the fibrous substance found in the mouths of plankton-eating whales—a malleable and durable material that once had commercial uses equivalent to those of plastics today—were first created by Alaska Natives in the early years of the twentieth century. Because they were made for the tourist trade, they were initially disdained by scholars and collectors, but today they have joined other art forms as a highly prized symbol of native identity. Baskets of exquisite workmanship, often topped with fanciful ivory carvings, have been created for almost a century, contributing significantly to the livelihood of their makers in the Arctic villages of Barrow, Point Hope, Wainwright, and Point Lay, Alaska. Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo, originally published in 1983, was the first book on this unusual basket form. In this completely redesigned edition, it remains the most informative work on baleen baskets, covering their history, characteristics, and construction, as well as profiling their makers. Illustrations of the basketmakers at work and line drawings showing the methods of construction are a charming addition to this book, which belongs in the library of all those with an interest in the art of basketry and in Alaskan Native arts in general.

True North in Alaska

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Publisher : Infinity Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0741420600
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (414 download)

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Book Synopsis True North in Alaska by : Richard B. Webb

Download or read book True North in Alaska written by Richard B. Webb and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An adventurous Depression-era couple answered a recruiting ad for teachers in Alaska. Dick and Milly Webbs' lifelong Alaska exploration is chronicled in their letters and photos depicting Indian and Eskimo villages, gold miners, bush pilots, and life in 1937-1960s-era Alaska. Having a baby meant a 90-mile dogsled trip. Managing reindeer herds, hunting walrus and whales, and doctoring Natives were only part-time duties! Ready for "civilization," they managed a budding aviation business in Nome. Later, in Fairbanks, they became entrepreneurs and toured the world promoting Alaska. Shortly before he died, Dick reread his letters and revealed secrets he had omitted when writing them."--Amazon.com

Social Life in Northwest Alaska

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Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1889963925
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (899 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Life in Northwest Alaska by : Ernest S. Burch

Download or read book Social Life in Northwest Alaska written by Ernest S. Burch and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark volume will stand for decades as one of the most comprehensive studies of a hunter-gatherer population ever written. In this third and final volume in a series on the early contact period Iñupiaq Eskimos of northwestern Alaska, Burch examines every topic of significance to hunter-gatherer research, ranging from discussions of social relationships and settlement structure to nineteenth-century material culture.

Eskimo Art

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Publisher : J.J. Douglas
ISBN 13 : 9780888941305
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (413 download)

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Book Synopsis Eskimo Art by : Dorothy Jean Ray

Download or read book Eskimo Art written by Dorothy Jean Ray and published by J.J. Douglas. This book was released on 1977 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well illustrated account of Alaskan Eskimo art and it's transition as a result of contact with outside cultures.

The North Alaskan Eskimo

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Publisher : New York : Dover Publications ; Don Mills, Ont. : General Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780486233697
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (336 download)

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Book Synopsis The North Alaskan Eskimo by : Robert F. Spencer

Download or read book The North Alaskan Eskimo written by Robert F. Spencer and published by New York : Dover Publications ; Don Mills, Ont. : General Publishing Company. This book was released on 1959 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kusiq

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Publisher : Oral Biography Series
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Kusiq by : Waldo Bodfish

Download or read book Kusiq written by Waldo Bodfish and published by Oral Biography Series. This book was released on 1991 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oral biography of Waldo Bodfish, Sr., an Iñupiag elder from Wainwright, a village on the Arctic coast of Alaska.

North Alaska Chronicle

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ISBN 13 : 9780890133545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (335 download)

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Book Synopsis North Alaska Chronicle by : John Martin Campbell

Download or read book North Alaska Chronicle written by John Martin Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable collaboration between an anthropologist and a Nunamiut Eskimo tribesman offers a rare, often poignant glimpse into history, legends, lore material culture and daily life of a traditional society that no longer exists. Simon Paneak's drawings constitute the heart of the book depicting from a memory a way of life that in a very short time had been lost irretrievably.

White Eskimo

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Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306822830
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis White Eskimo by : Stephen R. Bown

Download or read book White Eskimo written by Stephen R. Bown and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures-T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa-Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for his physical bravery but also for the beauty of his writing. Part Danish, part Inuit, Rasmussen made a courageous three-year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska to reveal the common origins of all circumpolar peoples. Lovers of Arctic adventure, exotic cultures, and timeless legend will relish this gripping tale by Stephen R. Bown, known as "Canada's Simon Winchester."

Freeze Frame

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ISBN 13 : 9780295983370
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis Freeze Frame by : Ann Fienup-Riordan

Download or read book Freeze Frame written by Ann Fienup-Riordan and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freeze Frame includes a complete filmography of feature, documentary, and ethnographic films, and is generously illustrated with still photographs and lobby cards from Hollywood films featuring Eskimos, as well as more recent photographs showing filming in Alaska.

Alaska Eskimo Footwear

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Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1889963801
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (899 download)

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Book Synopsis Alaska Eskimo Footwear by : Jill Elizabeth Oakes

Download or read book Alaska Eskimo Footwear written by Jill Elizabeth Oakes and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alaska Eskimo Footwear celecrates the incredible beauty and spiritual significance of the shoes and boots worn by Alaska Native peoples...Detailed drawings of patterns, construction techniques, and decorative details illustrate the complexity of Eskimo footwear and provide guidance in identifying regional styles." -- from publisher.

Shopping for Porcupine

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Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781571313010
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Shopping for Porcupine by : Seth Kantner

Download or read book Shopping for Porcupine written by Seth Kantner and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing, Shopping for Porcupine provides a compelling, intimate view of America's last frontier -- the same place that captivated so many readers of Ordinary Wolves.

Kumak's House

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Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1943328013
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (433 download)

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Book Synopsis Kumak's House by : Michael Bania

Download or read book Kumak's House written by Michael Bania and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the edge of a great frozen river, Kumak and his family lived in their house by the willows. Though their house was warm and cozy, Kumak was not happy. His wife was not happy. His sons and daughters were not happy. His wife's mother was not happy. Too small, this house, said Kumak. I will go to see Aana Lulu. She will know what to do. Set in an Inupiat Eskimo village in the northwest Arctic, KUMAK'S HOUSE is a folktale that conveys a humorous lesson on life with Kumak as the foil. As Kumak treks again and again to elder Aana Lulu for advice, the book's charming illustrations incite laughter and introduce children to traditional Inupiat activities and animals of the Arctic.

The Eskimo Storyteller: Folktales from Noatak, Alaska

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Publisher : Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Eskimo Storyteller: Folktales from Noatak, Alaska by : Edwin S. Hall

Download or read book The Eskimo Storyteller: Folktales from Noatak, Alaska written by Edwin S. Hall and published by Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of 188 folktales collected in spring of 1965. Also includes an analysis of the tales, sketch of the land and people, glossary.

Julie of the Wolves (Summer Reading Edition)

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Publisher : HarperTrophy
ISBN 13 : 9780060739447
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Julie of the Wolves (Summer Reading Edition) by : Jean Craighead George

Download or read book Julie of the Wolves (Summer Reading Edition) written by Jean Craighead George and published by HarperTrophy. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Across Arctic America

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Across Arctic America by : Knud Rasmussen

Download or read book Across Arctic America written by Knud Rasmussen and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative of the Fifth Thule expedition.

My Life with the Eskimo

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis My Life with the Eskimo by : Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Download or read book My Life with the Eskimo written by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Eskimos

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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806121260
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (212 download)

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Book Synopsis The Eskimos by : Ernest S. Burch

Download or read book The Eskimos written by Ernest S. Burch and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the culture, religion, and daily life of the Eskimos, explains their family and community relationships, and looks at tools, masks, clothings, and carvings