Skin boats, made by stretching walrus skin over a frame. These are some of the King's Island people coming to Cape Nome to pick berries. There were 42 men, women and children on this boat. They had come 14 miles from Nome towing the boat along the beach nearly all the way. They fastened a rawhide line to the stanchion on the side of the boat, and a number run along the beach with the tow line.

Item — Box: PCA0132

Identifier: PCA0132-14

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Caption by Mary Greene.

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