1885, Johnny Kit Elswa, a Haida man from Tanu, British Columbia, Canada. Among likely many other occupations, he was an artist and translator. Note the tattoos on his chest and arm. Via National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Oct 1964 aerial view of Anchorage, Cook Inlet, and Fire Island at sunset. By Steve McCutcheon. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska
1877 Inupiaq man on the Seward Peninsula. Via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. #alaskahistory #alaska
1842 Dena'ina shaman's doll (chik'a q'enin'a in Dena'ina). Orthodox priests destroyed many such doll. This one was obtained in the Kenai Peninsula. Via Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology & Ethnography (aka Kunstkamera), yes all the way in Russia. #alaskahistory #Alaska
1894 portraits of an Inupiaq woman called Kerlungner. She was part of an exploitative traveling exhibit, essentially a carny show pretending to be a museum exhibit where people paid to gawk at Alaska Natives. Conditions were often inhumane. Via Smithsonian. #alaskahistory #alaska
1977 "Seasons of the Arctic, I, II, III, & IV," woodblock prints by Inupiaq artist Bernard Katexac (1922-1997). Via Anchorage Museum #alaskahistory #alaska
Yupik devilchaser from Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island). Made from antler & used to treat sick and nightmares. Also called bullroarers, as they are typically attached to a cord and swung in circles to make sound. Via Smithsonian. #alaskahistory #alaska
April 1969, a bicycle rack outside Airport Heights Elementary in Anchorage. Airport Heights Elementary was dedicated on September 26, 1955. Photo by Steve McCutcheon, via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Circa 1820 Unangan (Aleut) waterproof gutskin cape/overcoat, an indalux (cape in Unangam Tunuu) or shaulong (adopted from Russian). Made of sea lion intestines. Via Peabody Essex Museum. Does it feel right for this to be in Massachusetts? #alaskahistory #alaska
Undated views of children playing during recess at Fort Yukon. Photos by Steve McCutcheon, via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska
