Northwest History. Alaska. Eskimos.

Eskimo Can't Dance With His Girl Friend. ESKIMO CAN'T DANCE WITH HIS GIRL FRIEND BARROW, Alaska, Oct. 16. (/P)— The opposite sexes do not dance together in native Eskimo dances. Another custom is that only relatives may dance at one time and each participant dances by himself. The "fl...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
Eskimo
Barrow
Alaska
native Eskimo dance
custom
walrus skin
musical instrument
whale's stomach
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Arctic
Pacific
eskimo*
walrus*
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91086
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Summary:Eskimo Can't Dance With His Girl Friend. ESKIMO CAN'T DANCE WITH HIS GIRL FRIEND BARROW, Alaska, Oct. 16. (/P)— The opposite sexes do not dance together in native Eskimo dances. Another custom is that only relatives may dance at one time and each participant dances by himself. The "floor," on occasions during the short arctic summer when such celebrations are held outdoors, may be pieces of walrus skin sewed together and laid on the sand. The musical instrument is something like the top of a drum, made from the lining of a whale's stomach.

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