Alaska History Gallery

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Tlingit dagger, Northwest Alaska, circa 1850from The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
“C.P.R.CO.SS Princess May. Wrecked on Sentinel Is. Alaska. Aug 5. 1910)
Raven rattle of the Tlingit people, from Fort Wrangell, Alaska.  Artist unknown; late 19th century. 
A fisherman dip netting salmon from the Copper River (Alaska, 1890 - 1930?)
Possiblythe handle of an implement for flaking, carved from walrus ivory(acquired 1954).Thetool is 1
Yup'ikslate harpoon (North America, acquired 1870).Triangularharpoon point with sharpened edges, mad
Sun mask of the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest.  Artist unknown; late 18th/early 19th centu
Amulet in the shape of an orca, of the Tlingit people, Alaska.  Made from walrus tooth and hali
Capt. Mike “Hell Roaring” Healy,Known as the first person of African American de
Yupikear ornament (North America, acquired 1870).Description:Ear ornament, flat circular, engraved w
A Caterpillar tractor with grader widening the roadway of the AlaskaHighway (1942).
Peace is celebrated even at the most remote corners of the earth. The Pribilof Islands are far above
NOAA Archaeologists Discover Lost Whaling FleetOn September 12, 1871, in the dwindling light of the
Russians in Alaska — The Battle of Sitka, 1802.A part of history that is forgotten by both
Toggle,hook or belt (1820 – 60).  Originally of Yup'ik origin from Alaska,but it may have
March 30, 1867 - U.S. Purchase of Alaska ridiculed as “Seward’s Folly”
A three ton copper nugget, just found laying around Nugget Creek, Alaska 1903.
Yup'ikmasks from the 1883 Jacobsen Yup'ik collection:Shaman’sboat mask.Dancemask depicting
Villagers of Taral on the Copper River (Alaska, 1885).
kokutai: A parting word? The melting snow is odorless. -Bokusui Japanese personnel killed during
kokutai: Toshino Makino examines the Peace Monument on Attu Island July 11, 2007. Makino was sent to
Modern crafted short sword handcrafted by Tlingit Natives from Alaska in 1985.from The Penn Museum
March 30, 1867 - U.S. Purchase of Alaska ridiculed as “Seward’s Folly”
New from Random House and journalist and This American Life contributor Jon Mooallem, This Is Chance
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