Eskimos : winter in western Alaska

Duration: 0:10:51

Genre: Documentary | Educational | Ethnographic

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films: Distributor | Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Lane Education Service District: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows some of the activities of an Eskimo community during a long winter on the Alaskan west coast. Includes sequences of an authentic Eskimo dance and a fishing expedition. Shows the danger of a seal hunt., Typical activities of Alaskan Eskimo life throughout a long winter. Depicts the Eskimo's dependence upon fish as a food supply and illustrates methods of obtaining fish. Portrays food, clothing, and household activities and shows methods of keeping warm. Reveals dangers incident to a seal hunt and ends with an authentic Eskimo dance.; 02:08:52; Eskimo man going out alone in canoe on icy water

Complete Record: , Typical activities of Alaskan Eskimo life throughout a long winter. Depicts the Eskimo's dependence upon fish as a food supply and illustrates methods of obtaining fish. Portrays food, clothing, and household activities and shows methods of keeping warm. Reveals dangers incident to a seal hunt and ends with an authentic Eskimo dance.; 02:08:52; Eskimo man going out alone in canoe on icy waterNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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