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Bending position while digging
Object Number 07-8-00/2.27
Display Title Bending position while digging
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Eskimo, Alaska. (Eskimauan) Flaxman Is. Bending position of Eskimo. Taken while digging. site A6 V. Stefansson - 1906-7.
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Department Photographic
Date 1907
Artist Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Flaxman Island
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.26 x 10.8 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)

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