Frances Lake, Cup'ik [Naparagamiut/Hooper Bay] Search this
Subject:
Leuman M. Waugh, DDS (Leuman Maurice Waugh/Dr. L.M. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1877-1972 Search this
Collector:
Leuman M. Waugh, DDS (Leuman Maurice Waugh/Dr. L.M. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1877-1972 Search this
Previous owner:
Leuman M. Waugh, DDS (Leuman Maurice Waugh/Dr. L.M. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1877-1972 Search this
Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Rankin Museum of American and Natural History) Search this
Seller:
Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Rankin Museum of American and Natural History) Search this
Object Name:
Drawing
Media/Materials:
Paper, colored pencil, graphite
Techniques:
Drawn
Dimensions:
23 x 15 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Hooper Bay; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1936
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 Native 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.
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