Parka
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Parka Caribou hide/skin, fur Patchwork
Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) History and Archaeology on the Kenai Peninsula's Outer Coast
Crowell, Aron L. 2018. “Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) History and Archaeology on the Kenai Peninsula's Outer Coast.” In 150 Years: Proceedings of the 2017 Kenai Peninsula History Conference. Loshbaugh, Shana F., editor. 223–230. Seattle, Washington: Skookum Creek.
Boots
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Boots Hide Painted, patchwork
Blue Dream Paddles
Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007), donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2005. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Blue Dream Paddles Paddle Rock maple, paint Carved, painted 153 x 10.7 x 3.5 cm
Hey Brother
Presented to NMAI by the Rasmuson Foundation on the occasion of the re-dedication of the Rasmuson Theater in NMAI’s museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in 2019. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Hey Brother Painting Cotton canvas, oil paint, wood, metal screw, metal nails Painted, carved, […]
Pipe bowl
Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1906. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Pipe bowl Stone Carved 5 x 3.5 x 5 cm
Basket
Collected in 1899 during the E.H. Harriman Expedition to Alaska, sponsored by railroad magnate Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909); formerly in the collection of his daughter Mary Harriman Rumsey (1881-1934); bequeathed to MAI by Mary Harriman Rumsey. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Basket Spruce root, bear grass Twined, false-embroidered, […]
Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People
Crowell, Aron L., Steffian, Amy F., and Pullar, Gordon L. 2001. Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People. University of Alaska Press.
Wood Mask
ALASKA-ESKIMO MASK WOOD (ROUGH). Per Nadia M. Jackinsky-Horrell 4-29-2008, this mask should be stored with the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq (Pacific Yup’ik) collection. Stylistically mask is very similar to masks from the Prince William Sound area and the Kodiak archipelago. 11-18-2009 Sven Haakanson, Director of the Alutiiq Museum, examined this object and concurs with Jackinsky-Horrell’s identification of this […]
Wooden Mask
Anthropology Conservation Lab records identify as Eskimo. Per Nadia M. Jackinsky-Horrell 4-29-2008, this mask should be stored with the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq (Pacific Yup’ik) collection. Stylistically mask is very similar to masks from the Prince William Sound area and the Kodiak archipelago. 11-18-2009 Sven Haakanson, Director of the Alutiiq Museum, examined this object and concurs with Jackinsky-Horrell’s […]