File:Kingikmiut Eskimo woman with chin tattoo carrying baby on her back and holding wooden bowl, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska (AL+CA 2261).jpg

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English: Kingikmiut Eskimo woman with chin tattoo carrying baby on her back and holding wooden bowl, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Susan R. Bernardi
Title
English: Kingikmiut Eskimo woman with chin tattoo carrying baby on her back and holding wooden bowl, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906
Description
English:

Handwritten in album: (Elãn e mook' - Eskimo for Good Bye. Literal Translation - I am sorry that you go) PH Coll 49.71

Women kept their children on their backs throughout the day. This woman has a traditional chin tattoo which many Eskimo girls recieved at puberty.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; ; Infants--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; ; Bowls (Tableware); Calico; Necklaces; Bracelets; Tattoos; Body marking
  • Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo women--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Alaska Native young women--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Tattooed women--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Eskimo children--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Alaska Native children--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Eskimos--Jewelry--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Alaska Natives--Jewelry--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;; Tribal tattoos--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape;;
Depicted place Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska
Date between 1901 and 1906
date QS:P571,+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: Silver gelatin; b&w
Dimensions height: 3.5 in (88.9 mm); width: 4.5 in (11.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,3.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,4.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
2261
Source
English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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AWC2427

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