Eskimo woman cutting walrus blubber from hide with an ulu, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906

Handwritten in album: Taking walrus blubber from hide. During the month of June only, the walrus in herds of thousands pass northward through Bering Straits. Natives kill as many as 300 during this month. PH Coll 49.36

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bernardi, Susan R.
Other Authors:	University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Format:	Other/Unknown Material
Language:	unknown
Subjects:	Eskimos > Subsistence activities > Alaska > Prince of Wales Cape Alaska Natives > Subsistence activities > Alaska > Prince of Wales Cape; Sleds & sleighs > Alaska > Prince of Wales Cape; Hides & skins; Knives Eskimo women > Alaska > Prince of Wales Alaska Native women > Alaska > Prince of Wales Cape; Blubber > Alaska > Prince of Wales Cape Prince of Wales eskimo* Alaska walrus*
Online Access:	http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2176

Description
Summary:	Handwritten in album: Taking walrus blubber from hide. During the month of June only, the walrus in herds of thousands pass northward through Bering Straits. Natives kill as many as 300 during this month. PH Coll 49.36