Men (Baffinland Inuit) getting sled read for a seal hunt near Cape Searle, Baffin Island, Canada. Caribou skin on rack drying nearby.
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Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Warren Buxton photograph collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island] Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Glass plate negatives
Copy negatives
Date:
1920-1921
Scope and Contents:
Portrait of Sepillu, a Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) Chief caribou herder in Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. He is holding two young caribous and wears sunglasses or snow goggles.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); June and Farrar Burn photographs from Alaska, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
The Robert Moody Laughlin papers are open for research.
Electronic media is currently restricted due to preservation concerns.
Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the National Anthropological Film Collection may not be played.
Access to the Robert Moody Laughlin papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Robert Moody Laughlin papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the the Arcadia Fund.
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island] Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Glass plate negatives
Copy negatives
Date:
1920-1921
Scope and Contents:
View of two Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) men marking a caribou by clipping its ears in Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); June and Farrar Burn photographs from Alaska, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
3 miles SE of Mould Bay Weather Station on old caribou antler in mucky tundra. Prince Patrick Island. SW exposure., Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Edited film was made in the course of two expeditions to the Canadian Arctic region of Ellesmere Island, Jones Sound, and Baffin Island in 1962 and 1963. In focusing on the life of an extended Inuit "family," Cotlow attempts to portray the adaptation and survival strategies necessary in the frigid environment of the northern Arctic. Sequences focus on family life, relationships between family members, preparation and cooking of meals, a "trial marriage," transportation by dog sleds, building of an igloo, seal hunting with a teliwak hunting screen, walrus hunting, and killing of a polar bear. Other footage includes trading of fur pelts, target practice with both rifle and harpoon, soapstone carvings, making of caribou sinew thread and the sewing of parkas, and gift giving to the children by the filmmaker.
Producer: Sinclar, Douglas
Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Hunting techniques of seals polar bears ; Food quest hunting ; Food consumption seal meat ; Houses construction of igloos ; Hides used as bedding used as clothing ; Garb use of animal skins ; Nomadism Eskimoes ; Singing as palliative to work Eskimoes ; Work groups construction of igloos ; Play children Eskimoes ; Transportation dog sleds ; Trapping pelts ; Trade trapping pelts trading posts ; Carving soapstone Eskimos ; Marriage conventions of trial marriage Eskimos ; Sewing garb
Local Number:
HSFA 1978.1.1/1985.11.7
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Sponsor:
Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
1 Film reel (30 minutes, color sound; 1062 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1953
Scope and Contents:
Edited film, produced by National Film Board of Canada, chronicles the life of Angotee (who is from near Baffin Island) from birth to age 20, when his own child is born. Film shows scenes of his mother, father, and grandmother; Angotee as a baby; his first caribou skin clothes; playing with sled dogs; his sisters learning to chew seal skin for boots and mitts; death of his mother; killing his first seal at age 12; his marriage in the Catholic Church at age 18; and Angotee with his wife and son leaving the family igloo at age 20.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.16.1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
David Irwin films of the Canadian Arctic, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Steelband pageant --Calypso tent --Carib jazz --Taxi driver -- Winning the Calypso crown --Tenor pan tuning.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2400
Cook.1072
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Stamford, CT Cook 195x
General:
Program notes by E[mory] C[ook] on container. Performer(s): Cameo performances by Lord Melody, John Buddy Williams Band, Small Island Pride, Lord Christo, and Mighty Sparrow.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1984 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
