Catherine Smith, Cup\'ik [Naparagamiut/Hooper Bay]
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1930-1940
Materials:
Paper, colored pencil
Techniques:
Drawn
Dimensions:
23 x 15 cm
Cultures:
American Indians, Arctic, Cup'ik, Cup'ik [Naparagamiut/Hooper Bay], Native Americans, North America, Western Arctic, Yup'ik (Yupik Eskimo)
City:
Hooper Bay
County:
Calista Native Corporation
State:
Alaska
Country:
USA
Collection History:
Collected by Leuman Maurice Waugh (1877-1972), a dentist, explorer, and lecturer who advocated for the dental health of northern indigenous communities and documented his work and travels with photography. Waugh's research on the teeth and diet of indigenous communities took him to Labrador, Canada, between 1921 and 1927 and to twelve Alaskan Eskimo communities between 1929 and 1938. After his death, Waugh's photographs and papers were donated to the Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Ellerbe, North Carolina), founded by Dr. Pressley R. Rankin, Jr. and Paula Rankin. In 2001, NMAI purchased Waugh's collection of papers, photographic materials, and Arctic artifacts from the Rankin Museum.
Source ID:
NMAI_281916
Catalog Number:
26/5689
Album Name:
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