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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Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2141 |