Shungnak: Images

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image thumbnail Shungnak school. Title from accompanying note.Full note reads: "1949 05 Shungnak, AK. School. This was taken on the north side of the building." Charles Crabaugh papers
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 Basket, Birch Bark Deep, oval shaped birch bark container. Double layered and sewn with split spruce root. Rim rods of green willow branches. 6" h x 11" l x 7 1/2" w. OR 12.5 cm x 28.5 cm x 19.5 cm.12/6/2011: In the paper file the "place" is listed as Shungnak, but it is unclear if this was the place of collection, and use, or if this is only place of origin. MES Ethnology;
image thumbnail Scoop, Model Wooden model of fish scoop. The basket of the scoop is made from a thin piece of bent wood with cotton twine webbing woven in a diamond pattern. The handle is a long thin piece of wood attaced to the basket with cotton twine. See remarks field. Measures 2.5 x 5.7 x 25.9 cm.Note from donor included with object: "Seine for lifting fish from water into boat - made by a 4-Her - Shungnak area" Ethnology;
image thumbnail Smudge Pot Made from a 5 gallon gas can; two tin cans with ends perforated are soldered on either side of the can; door made of piece of tin wired on; wire swing handle; wood chips are burned inside to keep off mosquitoes. (Smudging means to allow something to be coated in smoke.) Measurements: 35 H x 39.3 W x 23 D cm (14 x 15.5 x 9"). Collected 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 Shungnak, 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 Baskets, Birch Bark Pair of small, folded birch bark baskets with unstripped willow trim and side fold reinforcements. (A) The larger of the two has spruce root stitching. (B) The smaller basket has sinew stitching and cotton thread stitching at interior fold seam. See remarks field. Measures (A) 5.3 x 6.1 x 6.0 cm (B) 4.0 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm.According to donor, baskets were made by 8 to 9 year-old kids as 4-H projects for learning how to make things. Sold for $0.50. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Basket, Birch Bark Folded birch bark basket with unstripped willow trim and side reinforcement and spruce root stitching. Bark panels showing dark interior bark surface have been attached to exterior surface of bakset, which show the pale exterior bark surface, creating an alternating pattern of brown sides and white corners. On exterior bark panel, the words "Mildred Black / Shungnak, Alaska" are written in pencil. Measures 7.7 x 37.2 x 31.4 cm. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Needle, Snowshoe Made of bone; tapered at both ends with an eye in the middle; used for making snowshoe webbing. Around the eye there are grooves on either end, on both sides of the piece, which extend out 1cm on either side of the eye in the same direction as the eye of the needle. Collected 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 Shungnak, 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 Knife, Man's Curved bone (rib) handle; curved steel blade with visible file marks; made from a file; fastened to handle with two metal bolts; three serrations on tip of handle; vertical scratches across front of handle where it joins blade; 9 7/8" long.Collected 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 Shungnak, 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 Fishing Lure Tear-drop shaped piece of jade, used as or with a fishing lure. Holes are drilled on either end. Not completely flat - the narrow end appears to curve up while the wider end curves down, from the side. Highly polished. Property mark engraved on the underside of the wide end. Measures 8.65 x 2.65 x 0.45 cm.Field number 223. -Value has been based on a conversation with Joe Crusey at 09/10/2005 opening when he stated that "all his appraisals that were done in '98 and prior should be double now". Because last appraisal was done on these objects in 7/10/01, these values are now 150% rather than 200%. CRS. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Diaper Child's diaper made from spotted sealskin fur and edged with caribou fawn skin with ties of spotted seal ties. Inside the diaper is sphagnum moss. Sewn with sinew. Measures 25 x 19.5 x 9 cm. Field number 262. -Value has been based on a conversation with Joe Crusey at 09/10/2005 opening when he stated that "all his appraisals that were done in '98 and prior should be double now". Because last appraisal was done on these objects in 7/10/01, these values are now 150% rather than 200%. CRS. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Belt Old style woman's belt made of wolverine paws; claws left on; strap for tying; 44" long. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Basket, Birch Bark Folded birch bark basket with spruce root stitching and willow trim. Top rim has woven pattern using black goose grass. The exterior of the basket has four seperate pieces of interior exposed birch bark sewn into the top rim. Willow has been stripped and sewn on with spruce root. On underside of basket, written in blue ball point ink, there is a name written which appears to be "Alexandra". Measures 8.4 x 16.3 x 16.1 cm. Ethnology;
image thumbnail George A. Morlander Photographs (Part 1, 1-500) Formerly known as Fritzie Franck Papers. The George A. Morlander Photographs consist of 826 photographic transparencies taken by Franck’s father, George A. Morlander, who worked as a teacher for the Alaska Native Service. The bulk of the images were taken from 1948 to 1950 in various villages and towns all over Alaska. Subjects include school children, village residents including Native Alaskans in traditional dress, dances, fishing activities, reindeer herding, dogs and dog teams, landscapes and scenic views.Locations include Akiachak, Akiak, Aniak, Bethel, Birch Bay, Chaniliut, Chevak, Chitina, Deering, Eek, Egegik, Elim, Fort Yukon, Haines, Holy Cross, Homer, Hooper Bay, Kalskag, Kasigluk, Ketchikan, King Island, Kipnuk, Kotzebue, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Lake Clark, Marshall, Metlakatla, McGrath, Mekoryuk, Moose Pass, Mountain Village, Naknek, Napaskiak, Nelson Island, New Knockhock, Nikolai, Noatak, Nome, Noorvik, Northway, Nyac, Old Harbor, Palmer, Platinum, Quinhagak, Rainy Pass, Selawik, Seldovia, Shageluk, Shungnak, Sitka, Sleetmute, Stevens Village, Tanana, Togiak, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, Valdez, Whitehorse (Yukon), White Mountain.George Morlander and his wife, Lona, left Minnesota in 1925 and moved to Alaska to teach for the Alaska Native Service. Their first station was Kivalina and thereafter they were transferred to other ANS schools on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, as well as southeastern Alaska. In the early 1940s, Morlander was transferred to Eklutna, Alaska, where he was the Superintendent of the ANS boarding school. After World War II, the school was moved to Seward and then to Mt. Edgecomb, Alaska. Morlander, suffering from a leg injury sustained while traveling by dog team, decided he preferred not to undergo more transfers. He moved to Bethel, where he worked as Administrative Assistant until his retirement from ANS in 1952. Upon retirement, Morlander moved to Ferndale, Washington. He died in 1986 at the age of 92.See George A. Morlander Photographs (Part 2, 501-968) for more photographs:http://vilda.alaska.edu/u?/cdmg11,12309 George A. Morlander Photographs
image thumbnail Off they go. Title from verso. "[This Wien bush plane takes off from a sand bar on the Kobuk river with a load of Eskimo students headed for high schools and colleges. The village of Shungnak is too small to support a high school. Shungnak, Alaska]. Wien Air Alaska photo by Frank Whaley." The tail of the airplane reads "Wien", and the side may read "Wien Alaska Airlines". Kay J. Kennedy Aviation photograph Collection;
image thumbnail Snow-covered house. Title by indexer. A building after a heavy snow fall. The sign next to the door reads "Kobuk Post Office". To the right of the stairs, a spade sticks from the snow; to the left, a snowshoe. A box (or rectangular can) labeled "Blazo" sits on the porch, and barrels can be seen at the far left and right. Identifications made by Sally Custer, Neal and Margaret Sheldon, Edna Commack, Josie Woods, Robert Lee, and Mildred Black, elders from Shungnak, Alaska: This is Harry Brown’s store and PO in Kobuk. Kay J. Kennedy Aviation Photograph Collection;
image thumbnail Students at Shungnak leaving for school. Title from verso. "[The little Eskimo girl in the left foreground watches the big girls board a Polatis porter bush plane at Kobuk.] 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: little girl?, George Cleveland Sr., Lena Commack Coffee, Wynita Woods Lee, Virginia Douglas Commack, Genevieve Douglas Norris. Kay J. Kennedy Aviation photograph Collection;
image thumbnail Students leaving for school. Title from verso. "[Dressed in their mail order catalogue finery, these self confident Eskimo teenagers board a Wien Air bush plane to head south to attend high school.]"Students leaving for school from a sand bar airport of the Kobuk river. Shungnak village in background." Identifications made by Sally Custer, Neal and Margaret Sheldon, Edna Commack, Josie Woods, Robert Lee, and Mildred Black, elders from Shungnak, Alaska: L-R: George Cleveland Sr., Lena Commack Coffee, Angeline Douglas, Genevieve Douglas Norris, Wynita Woods Lee, Virginia Douglas Commack and Harold Barry. 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. Kay J. Kennedy Aviation photograph Collection;
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 Williams, H. O. (Red) interview (03/07/1985) 09 of 17 (5:27 min) (09 of 27)Flying for fur buyers Leo Kay member of the Koslosky family. Fairbanks, Ruby, Hughes, Kobuk, Shungnak, Kiana, Kotzebue then Nome. Maime Wig's Roadhouse ran into Jim McGoffin, & (Muskrat) Johnnie Schwagler. Took off early to make sure and get the furs. Doiminic Vernetti, had an attractive wife. Furbuyer kept flirting, Did same thing in Shungnak with the teachers wife. Red Williams was worried that their hosts would kick them out into the cold. Oral History Interviews, Alaska & Polar Regions Collections;
image thumbnail Shungnak generator. Title from photo caption.<br><br>Full note reads: "Shungnak generator SKVA gas." Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Reindeer herd from a distance. Title from accompanying note. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Singing Inupiaq hymns in church. Title from accompanying note.<br><br>Full note reads: "Singing Inupiaq hymns in church. L-R: Irene Douglas, Annie Lee, Bertha Jack "Napik"(?), Alegaq Gray, Susie (?) Lee, Susie Commack, Flora Cleveland, Laura Sun."<br><br>See UAF-2003-24-232, UAF-2003-24-244, UAF-2003-24-246. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Reindeer herd from a distance. Title by indexer. Richard and Florence Collins Papers
image thumbnail Old Civil Aeronautics Administration Station in Koochak. Title from accompanying note.<br><br>Full note reads: "The location was an area between Kobuk and Shungnak called Koochak - Old CAA station, Civil Aeronautics Administration. The white building is possibly where Richard and Florence Collins lived or the white building was a store. Edna Commack in Shungnak may now own the area." Richard and Florence Collins Papers

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