File:Eskimo woman known as Enu quén uh' with baby on her back, Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906 (AL+CA 2227).jpg

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English: Eskimo woman known as Enu quén uh' with baby on her back, Kingegan, 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
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English: Eskimo woman known as Enu quén uh' with baby on her back, Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906
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Handwritten in album: Enu-quén-uh', a celebrated basket maker PH Coll 49.63

Basket weaving was an important part of Eskimo life. Baskets had many purposes, including as a vessel for food to be cooked in.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Kingegan;  ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Kingegan; ; Infants--Alaska--Kingegan;; Fur garments; Calico; Tattoos; Body marking ; ;
  • Subjects (LCSH): Enu-quen-uh; ; Alaska Native basket makers--Alaska--Kingegan;  ; Eskimo women--Alaska--Kingegan;; Alaska Native women--Alaska--Kingegan;; Eskimo children--Alaska--Kingegan; ; Alaska Native children--Alaska--Kingegan; ; Tattooed women--Alaska--Kingegan;; Tribal tattoos--Alaska--Kingegan; ; Parkas--Alaska--Kingegan;
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
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