Large group of Kingikmiut Eskimos pulling a whale carcass onto the ice pack, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906
Handwritten in album: All hands pulling a whale as far as possible on to the ice pack PH Coll 49.26 Whaling was a practice that would sustain the village for about a year. The village would eat the whale, use its bones for tools and building materials, and use the skin for clothing. Getting the whal...
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| Summary: | Handwritten in album: All hands pulling a whale as far as possible on to the ice pack PH Coll 49.26 Whaling was a practice that would sustain the village for about a year. The village would eat the whale, use its bones for tools and building materials, and use the skin for clothing. Getting the whale out of the water was one of the larger challenges and everyone in the village would help. |
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