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Tlingit and Inuit portraits
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Alaska |
| Description | Studio portraits of Tlingit and Inuit men, women, and children, some posed in front of painted backdrops. Many of Tlingit are dressed in clothing for potlatch ceremony including Chilkat blankets, carved wood and horn headdresses, and nose rings. Some wear face paint and hold decorated staffs and rattles. Objects and clothing appear to be studio props, as different people are depicted wearing same garments. Inuit are dressed in fur garments and appear with snow shoes and other props. Captions identify some sitters as "Medicine man" and "Shaman," and two images depict medicine men "healing" a sick woman. Also includes images of Tlingit in ceremonial dress outside a wood frame building at the Sitka potlatch, nude women draped in furs and blankets, a woman making baskets with a child, and men in boats shooting the White Horse rapids. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Indians of North America--Alaska--Clothing & dress--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Blankets--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rites & ceremonies--Alaska--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rattles--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Shamans--Alaska--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Indians of North America--Alaska--Spiritual life--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Eskimos--Alaska--Clothing & dress--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Indians of North America--Alaska--Women--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Chilkat Indians--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tlingit Indians--1900-1910. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
