I was greeted at the entrance by this........young lady......:P
So the guy that wore these boots walked 353 miles in these things!! See below:
Woolly Mammoth Tusk:
Many different tools used by The Eskimos:
If you look on the little whale, you can see he lines where they would
section off the meat.
Russian Blockhouse: See Below
Umiak: See Below
A bowl used by Shaman's
Different masks and tools used by them as well: See Below
Cool looking plate!
More masks.
Weapons for whale hunting and means of travel.
On the left are different types of pipes carved from walrus tusk.
Harpoons for hunting as well as two ivory carvings.
Huge pot used to cook down whale blubber for oil.
Napkin Rings made of ivory.
Cribbage board made of ivory.
They made just about anything out of ivory!
All you really needed to strike it rich: See Below
Juneau, ca. 1900
Ruby 1912
Golden City on Pedro Creek near Fairbanks 1905.
Piece of the Alaskan Pipeline.
I'm a huge fan of masks and they had a whole exhibit just on them!
Each mask has it's own meaning.
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