Kobuk: Images

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image thumbnail A child at Ambler Village - Kobuk Riv[er]. Title from sleeve. 2 1/4 B&W negative. AMRC. Steve McCutcheon Collection
image thumbnail Aahahaanaaq Full title: Aahahaanaaq / told by Laura R. Norton ; transcribed by Hannah Schnare ; illustrated by George Smart ; edited by Edna Ahgeak Maclean. Publication: Fairbanks, Alaska : Pilianat Alaskam I~nupianisa Uqagninatta Savaanat, 1974. Physical desc: 24 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. In Kobuk I~nupiaq. Added t.p. in English. A production of the Alaska Native Language Center, a division of the Center for Northern Educational Research, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. Alaska State Library. Alaska Native Language Materials. ASL.
image thumbnail Airplane on skis. Title by indexer. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Alaska Native Head (Kobuk) (Eskimo Man) Ziegler, Eustace P. (artist). Size: 9.5 x 7.5 in. Medium: Oil Signed lower right. First title on original backing, second title on current backing. Fine Arts;
image thumbnail All aboard for school. Title from verso. "[All aboard for school. From the Alaska arctic, nearly 600 students are gathered from 40 remote villages and fish camps, each fall to fly to Fairbanks and Juneau, heading for high schools and colleges.] "Students boarding a Wien Air Alaska at Shungnak Alaska. Polatis [Polat is?] porter. The airport is a river sand bar in front of the town. Wien Air Alaska Photo by Frank Whaley Fairbanks, Alaska." Identifications made by Sally Custer, Neal and Margaret Sheldon, Edna Commack, Josie Woods, Robert Lee, and Mildred Black, elders from Shungnak, Alaska: L-R: Lena Commack Coffee (climbing into plane), George Cleveland Sr., Genevieve Douglas Norris, Lottie Tickett, Virginia Douglas Commack. This photo was taken on the sandbar near Shungnak. They would then fly to Dahl Creek near Kobuk where there was a bigger airstrip. They were going to Chemawa, Oregon for boarding school.Charles Mac Kay has identified the model and manufacturer of many aircraft on our website he has identified this one is a Pilatus Turbo Porter PC-6, and it has production number 569. Kay J. Kennedy Aviation photograph Collection;
image thumbnail Aluniq born upper Kobuk half Kobuk Eskimo half Noatak, [Sheshalik]. Title taken from caption on slide. "Aluniq born upper Kobuk half Kobuk Eskimo half Noatak, Shishoalik." Identifications made by Sally Custer, Neal and Margaret Sheldon, Edna Commack, Josie Woods, Robert Lee, and Mildred Black, elders from Shungnak, Alaska: Ashby – Beatrice Mouse (Anausuk is her Inupiat name) Charles V. Lucier Collection 1936-1953
image thumbnail Arctic hare. Title from accompanying note.<br><br>Full note reads: "Arctic hare [man showing hare to dog; next to Northern Air Service plane of Fairbanks, Alaska]." Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Basket, Birch Bark Birch bark; folded basket; dark side turned inside; extra layer of birch bark with dark side turned out in between folds of basket on outside; rim and side rods of willow; lashed with spruce root; d - 6 1/4" across or 9cm x 16cm x 13cm Ethnology;
image thumbnail Basket, Birch Bark Birch bark; folded basket; dark side turned inside; extra layer of birch bark with dark side turned out in between folds of basket on outside; rim and side rods of willow; lashed with spruce root; b - 4 7/8" across or 6.5cm x 12.5cm x 9.5cm Ethnology;
image thumbnail Basket, Birch Bark Birch bark; folded basket; dark side turned inside; extra layer of birch bark with dark side turned out in between folds of basket on outside; rim and side rods of willow; lashed with spruce root; A - 4 1/4" across 5.5cm x 11cm x 7.5cm Ethnology;
image thumbnail Basket, Birch Bark Birch bark; folded basket; dark side turned inside; extra layer of birch bark with dark side turned out in between folds of basket on outside; rim and side rods of willow; lashed with spruce root; c - 5 1/2" across or 8cm x 14cm x 11cm Ethnology;
image thumbnail Berry Picker Wooden scoop with short, thick handle and wide, deep bowl part; used for scooping or knocking berried into a birch bark basket. Wood; stained red; used; oil stain in bowl; smells of smoke; 11 1/2" long 0 bowl is 5 5/8" x 6 3/4". Same type of scoop used as berry collector on Kobuk R. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Bishop Rowe with Delatuck and Maggie Bishop Rowe photographed with Delatuck, an Kobuk Eskimo, and Maggie, an Athabascan Indian (Koyukuk). Walter and Lillian Phillips Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Blade Flat, tapered piece of jade. 5" long or 1cm x 13cm x 4.5cmCollected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed as Kobuk, but it is unclear if this was the place of collection, or if this is only place of origin and use. MES Ethnology;
image thumbnail Boat on the Kobuk Title from verso.Photograph of two young women on the bank of the Kobuk River. Several people are loading wood on a boat to take back to Kotzebue.Verso reads:"I [took a?] trip on this boat up the Kobuk River, a distance of 300 miles. It was Esther's father's boat taking cargo to his inland stores up this river. I went along to chaperone Esther and two other girls. We had a wonderful time. They are loading wood to take back to Kotzebue. Kot-ze-bue is pronounced Cot-ze-bu." Candace Waugaman Collection;
image thumbnail Bobby Jo Crabaugh, Nancy Crabaugh, and dog Kobuk on the school grounds at Shungnak. Title from accompanying note.Full note reads: "1948 10 Bobby Jo Crabaugh - Nancy Crabaugh with our dog, Kobuk on the school grounds @ Shungnak, Alaska. With the Brooks Range in the background." Charles Crabaugh papers
image thumbnail Boots, Mukluks Caribou fur and wolf mukluk and leggings. Length 89 cm., Soles and sides of boot are composed of caribou with fur towards the inside. Lower legs are caribou with fur towards the outside. Upper legs and leggings are wolf with fur towards the outside. Along the top of the leggings is trimmed caribou with fur towards the outside. Blue (denim-like) textile is sewn around the leg opening with a red and black chord throughout, used to tighten the leg legging. A has one pom-pom, and B has two pom-poms. Bottom of boots have hide straps, back of which are dyed reddish.*Mabel Brown is the wife of Harry Brown, a trader in the Kobuk region. They have a daughter named May Brown. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Break up on Kobuk River at Shungnak. Title from accompanying note.Full note reads: "1949 05 Break up on Kobuk River @ Shungnak, AK." Charles Crabaugh papers
image thumbnail Camp with temporary dog yard. Title by indexer. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Charlie Lee pulling logs for Collins' cabin. Title from accompanying note.Full note reads: "Charlie Lee pulling logs for Collins' cabin up Quikcherk Creek with CAA tractor. Kobuk River." Additional comments from village presentations: "Quicksherk (misspelled). It might be spelled Koochak? This was an area between Shungnak and Kobuk. Charlie Lee was Margaret (Lee) Sheldon's dad. He boated w/Harry Brown's boat as a guide because he knew the river well." Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Child's bow and arrow. Title taken from caption on slide. "Child's bow and arrow. Qutvuq, Kobuk man Sishoalikroaq 1952." [Compare with UAF-1966-80-15 for Frank Glover's identification. This location name is also spelled Sishoalikrauq.] Charles V. Lucier Collection 1936-1953
image thumbnail Damaged airplane. Title from accompanying note. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Dog team on Kobuk River. Title from accompanying note.Full note reads: "Another shot of a dog team on the river." Charles Crabaugh papers
image thumbnail Dog teams pulling freight on sleds. Title from accompanying note. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Edna Commack with daughter Susie. Title from accompanying note.Full note reads: "Both Edna Commack and Susie (Lee) Sun (Edna's daughter) currently live in Shungnak." Richard and Florence Collins Papers

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