Eskimo on structure built to tan and bleach seal skin, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906
Handwritten in album: Tanning and Bleaching Skin of Hair seal for making Kumoks on Boots. The word Kumok is one of many used by Eskimos from Greenland to Siberia meaning footwear. PH Coll 49.9 Susan R. Bernardi went to Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, in October 1901 to teach at the U.S. Gove...
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| Summary: | Handwritten in album: Tanning and Bleaching Skin of Hair seal for making Kumoks on Boots. The word Kumok is one of many used by Eskimos from Greenland to Siberia meaning footwear. PH Coll 49.9 Susan R. Bernardi went to Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, in October 1901 to teach at the U.S. Government School. She joined William T. and Ellen Lopp, of the American Missionary Association who established the school in 1890. Her photographs document many aspects of Eskimo life at Kingegan. |
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