Kingikmiut Eskimo woman with chin tattoo carrying baby on her back and holding wooden bowl, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906

Handwritten in album: (Elãn e mook' - Eskimo for Good Bye. Literal Translation - I am sorry that you go) PH Coll 49.71 Women kept their children on their backs throughout the day. This woman has a traditional chin tattoo which many Eskimo girls recieved at puberty.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernardi, Susan R.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Eskimos > Clothing & dress > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Alaska Natives > Clothing & dress > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Infants > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Bowls (Tableware); Calico; Necklaces; Bracelets; Tattoos; Body marking
Eskimo women > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Alaska Native young women > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Tattooed women > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Eskimo children > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Alaska Native children > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Eskimos > Jewelry > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Alaska Natives > Jewelry > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape; Tribal tattoos > Alaska > Prince of Wales
Cape;
Cape Prince of Wales
eskimo*
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2261
Description
Summary:Handwritten in album: (Elãn e mook' - Eskimo for Good Bye. Literal Translation - I am sorry that you go) PH Coll 49.71 Women kept their children on their backs throughout the day. This woman has a traditional chin tattoo which many Eskimo girls recieved at puberty.

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