Toh-Atin Gallery - Durango Art Gallery - Inuit (Eskimo)

Eagle, CRBF-337

linda — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:43:44 -0400

Inventory Number: CRBF-337

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Two Cranes Carved in Ivory, CRBI7-1

tclark — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:14:43 -0400

Inventory Number: CRBI7-1

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Three Walruses In Ivory, CRBI7-31

tclark — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:39:51 -0400

Inventory Number: CRBI7-31

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St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

kklink — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:49:05 -0400

Off the northwest coast of Alaska, thirty-two miles from Siberia, lies St. Lawrence island. One thousand Siberian Yupik Eskimos live in the two villages of Gambell and Savoonga.

During a few short weeks in the spring and fall, these people venture out in their open boats, as their ancestors have for thousands of years, to hunt walrus and whales. They are legally allowed to hunt these animals for subsistence. The whale hunts are supervised by the International Whaling Commission, and they are allowed a limited number of attempts to harvest an animal. If they fail, the village does without for the winter. They live entirely on the fish, berries, seals, walrus and whales that are harvested during the warmer months.

Arctic Basket, BAS6-2

kklink — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:27:52 -0500

Inventory Number: BAS6-2

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