A Pottery Vessel from Kodiak Island, Alaska

In February, 1938, the Washington State Museum at the University of Washington, Seattle, acquired on loan a remarkable pottery vessel from Kodiak Island, southwestern Alaska. It is with the kind permission of the Director, Dr. Erna Gunther, that I publish the following pictures and description (Plat...

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Published in:American Antiquity
Main Author: de Laguna, Frederica
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1939
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/276090
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731600033059
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Summary:In February, 1938, the Washington State Museum at the University of Washington, Seattle, acquired on loan a remarkable pottery vessel from Kodiak Island, southwestern Alaska. It is with the kind permission of the Director, Dr. Erna Gunther, that I publish the following pictures and description (Plates 19-20). The pot is owned by Mr. James Spears of Seattle, and was found by local Eskimo on or near Three Saints Bay, on the southeastern shore of the island. It had apparently fallen out of a dirt bank in a recent landslide. Mr. Spears did not notice any trace of shells or other midden material in the bank, nor any indication of old house sites in the vicinity. No other objects were found with the pot.