Whale bone Mask136 viewswhale bone vertebrae
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Whale bone Mask100 viewsInupiaq Eskimo Bone Mask made out of whale bone vertebrae
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A grave site79 viewsThe last chief of Point Hope is buried here. Chief Atangaurak,
he had six wives, when he took another mans wife for wife #7,
he was murdered !
Here he lies, with jaw bones, of whales he has caught in days of old
long long ago.
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Iglu152 viewsIglu = one dwelliing place
Iglut = two dwelling places
Igluk= three or more dwelling places
As you can see this is just part of an iglu, it is quite large
inside, and I am only half way in, too much snow to back
up any further.
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Iglu155 viewsContrary to popular belief, Above the Arctic circle in Alaska, an Iglu is not built using ice and snow, it is constructed using whale bones and sod!
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Kamaktoaq105 viewsThere are only two clans left in point hope. There used to be as many as 15 or more.
Kamatoaq is the name of one of the clans and this is the cerimonial site for whaling
festival held each June (if a whale has been received). The archway of jaw bones on
the left side, the smallest set in the middle of the arch is from a 30 foot whale, the next
size is from a 50 foot whale, Those jumbo arches, are perhaps from something as large
as 100 foot or more. A Bowhead whale weighs an astonishing TON per foot.
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Tyrek32 viewsTyrek took me 3 months to learn how to rig a character using bones and controllers.
I need a much faster computer to animate him. this 1.4 gz w/ 1.5 gig of ddram is
just not powerful enough for me to animate effectively
Tyrek will be one of the Tikigaq Un-traditional dancers coming soon !
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Fossiilzed ear-rings39 viewsFossiized ivory w/bone handles of the classic best selling Ulu ear-rings fashioned after the traditinoal Ulu Eskimo knife.
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Fossilized Ivory ear-rings43 viewsEskimo Ulu ear-rings with bone handle made out of fossilzed ivory that is thousands of years old.
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Whale bone grave yard114 viewsThis whale bone grave yard, is world famous, because it is the only one in the entire WORLD !
i SHUDDER, everytime I got into this place of rememberance! I know practically EVERYONE in there.
Over 150 people have died since I first came to this village, accidents, & cancer seem to be the cause of 95%.
During the last four years that I have been here.
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Whale Bone Graveyard79 viewsJust outside the village, between Old town site and the new town site, sits this world famous whale bone graveyard.
It is the only one, in the entire world!
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Whale Bone Graveyard113 viewsI know almost every person inside this place. over 150 names ! It is just so sad, that so many people have died in this village, due to accidents & cancer !
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