(16 slides will be on file at the Yale New Haven Teachers Institute office for use with this unit.)
1. Map of Alaska.
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2. Kayak Model—Crossroads of Continents, Plate 192. Ksyaks were constructed of light wood frames and covered with sea mammal skin.
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3. Inuit “inne” exterior—
Crossroads of Continents
, Plate 247.
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4. Inuit “inne” interior—same as above.
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5. Mask—
Coming and Going of the Shaman
, Plate 129, p.17. Wood, metal, paint and feathers. 38.0 x 41.5 x 14.0.
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6. Polar Bear, Central Arctic—
Sculpture of the Eskimo
, Plate 152, p.ll5. Dorset Culture (0-500 A.D.), Ivory carving, Height—6 1/8”.
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7. Birthing Amulet, Kodiak Is., Alaska.
Crossroads of Continents
, Plate 165. Two views of the same amulet-front/back. This amulet, decorated with human hair, is viewed as a symbol of fertility.
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8. Amulets, Baker Lake, Canada.
The Coming and Going of the Shaman
, Plate 151, p.208. Musk-ox horn, sinew and caribou hoof, length of largest figure: 6.5.
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9. Whaling Amulet, north Alaska.
Crossroads of Continents
, Plate 209. Displayed in the bow of an umiak (whaling boat).
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10. Box of Whaling Charms, Point Barrow Alaska.
The Coming and Going of the Shaman
, Plate 155, p.211. Wood, quartz crystals, ivory, lead, garnets glass, sinew & string. 5.2 x 15.8 x 4.5.
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11. Mask, Nunivak Island Alaska.
The Far North
, Plate 166, p.122. Wood, with red, green and black pigment, black feathers. 66 (26) high.
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12 Mask, Lower Yukon.
The Far North
, Plate 170, p.126. wood, with red, green, black, vegetable fiber, gut strips, and rawhide strap. 77.5 (30 1/2) high.
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13. Mask, central Alaska.
The Far North
, Plate 172, p.l26. Wood, with red, black and white pigent, vegetable fiber, and twine. 61 (24) high.
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14. Mask, southeastern Alaska. Princeton University Museum of Natural History. Wood, with blue, green, brown, white and black pigment, copper, animal skin, rawhide straps, nails and glue. Collected from a Shaman’s grave. 24.7 (9 3/4) high.
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15. Mask, Kokiak Island, Alaska.
Crossroads of Continents
, Plate 50.
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16. Mask, western Alaska.
The Far North,
Plate 171, p.l27. Wood with red, green, black and ochre pigment, willow bands, vegetable fiber, and gut strips. 48.5 (19 1/4) high.
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FIG. 1: ARCTIC REGION—drawn by D. Platt, on the basis of Encyclopedia Britannica World Atlas (1957).
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FIG. 2: ALASKA—drawn by D. Platt, on the basis of Encyclopedia Britannica World Atlas (1957).
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FIG. 3: Drawn by D. Platt, based on plans,
Crossroads of Continents
, plate 192, see Bibliog.
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FIG. 4: Drawn by D. Platt
FIG. 5: INUIT INNE FLOOR PLAN— drawn by D. Platt, based on plan, pg. xvii,
Once Upon An Eskimo Time
, see Bibliog.