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Billy Kowmanaseuk painting the [oomiak] frame before putting on the skins; before the advent of white men the natives use a red clay for paint, something like red ocher; it is abundant at home and we children used to play with it, we called it keel.

 Item — Box: PCA0132
Identifier: PCA0132-15

Scope and Contents

Caption by Mary Greene. Text supplied by staff is in brackets.

Dates

  • 1922-1930

Conditions Governing Access

The images may be viewed however, they may not be photocopied.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

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