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Bethel, AK 99559
(907) 543-1541
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Anchorage, AK 99501
(907)929-9200
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Naqugun Hunting Belt
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Naqugun/Hunting belt Paul John explained: "This was a sack for ammunition when hunting. When they were traveling, they put bullets and gunpowder in here. Clothing in the past didn't have pockets." |
| D. F. Tozier, 1918, Courtesy, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution 7/3252 |
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Irunguaq Gun Rest
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| Irunguaq/Gun rest Frank Andrew explained: "They call those 'pretend legs.' They use it for shooting, by staking it down in the ground, to hold a gun." |
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E. W. Nelson, 1879, Cal'itmiut, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution 36026 |
Imin Bullet Mold
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Imin/Bullet mold Paul John explained: "At that time they made bullets by pouring lead in without opening the mold. When that lead hardened, they could use it as a bullet." |
| L. Bales, 1911, Alaska State Museum IIA2676 |
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Kenivik Primer Box
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| Kenivik/Primer box made of walrus ivory, to store percussion caps used to ignite the gun's charge. IVA4656 |
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J. A. Jacobsen, 1882, Ethnologisches Museum Berlin |
Puyurkarvik Gunpowder Container
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Puyurkarvik/Gunpowder container |
| Gift of Norma Hoyt, Anchorage Museum 1990.039.114 |
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Puyurkirissuun Powder Measure
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| Puyurkirissuun/Powder measure perfectly shaped to hold a single charge. |
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J. A. Jacobsen, 1882, Ethnologisches Museum Berlin IVA3752 |
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Wassilie Berlin pouring imaginary powder from the walrus-shaped container into an ivory powder measure: "It was then poured into the gun's mouth."
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Elqiaq Bentwood Hat
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Elqiaq/Bentwood hat, dark colored for fall hunting on the Yukon. |
| 1890-92, Loaned by The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 13853 |
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