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The ivory carver--Nunivak – Historic Print

The ivory carver--Nunivak, c1929 February 28. — historic photograph
The ivory carver--Nunivak, c1929 February 28.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures The ivory carver--Nunivak in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The ivory carver--Nunivak

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A carver working with ivory on Nunivak Island, off the coast of western Alaska, is the focus of this Edward S. Curtis photograph, dated to about 1929. Curtis made the image for *The North American Indian*, where it appears in volume 20, page 86. Ivory carving was a long-established craft among the Yup'ik and related peoples of the Bering Sea coast, who shaped tusks and bone into tools, figurines and ornaments for both daily use and trade. The fur garments listed among the subjects reflect the clothing these communities made to withstand a harsh northern climate.

Created / publishedc1929 February 28.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesJ299946 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 20, p. 86.
SubjectsIndians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Nunivak Island--1920-1930. Eskimos--Arts & crafts--1920-1930. Fur garments--1920-1930. Ivory carving--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,189 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-147329

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