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Celebration at the close of the whaling season
Celebration at the close of the whaling season
Object Number 2004.24.19253
Display Title Celebration at the close of the whaling season
Descriptions
Object Description Celebration at the close of the whaling season. Boat masts are rasied and shelters arranged in a semi-circular fashion forming an amphitheater where sports are indulged in. 10:1 Arctic U.S. AK, PT. Barrow Cat# 48-43 By: Frosling, E.T. 1936?
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Ceremony
  • Field
Subject
  • feast
  • Shelter
  • celebration
  • Boat
  • Season
  • Whale
  • Mast
Department Photographic
Date 1936?
Artist Elmer T. Forsling
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Point Barrow
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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