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Whale rib frame Eskimo's home covered with sod
Whale rib frame Eskimo's home covered with sod
Object Number 2004.24.19170
Display Title Whale rib frame Eskimo's home covered with sod
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Dwelling
  • Field
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Structure
  • Frame
  • House
Department Photographic
Date 1936?
Artist Elmer T. Forsling
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Point Barrow
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 11.43 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)

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