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Incised figurine tablets from Kodiak, Alaska
Arctic anthropology • 2 (1) • Published In 1964 • Pages: 118-134
By: Clark, Donald Woodforde, Isaacs, Jane.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source describes and analyzes incised figurine tablets of Kodiak Island. Subjects discussed are stylistic variation, distribution within sites, concentration of sixteen tablets, figurine tablets elsewhere on Kodiak, figurine tablets elsewhere in Alaska, distribution and dating, stones with geometric designs, use of engraved stones, and the art. Illustrations are located at the end of the source, pages 127-134.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Prehistory
- Cultural participation
- Representative art
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Alutiiq
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1976 -1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1959-1962
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca.1000 A.D.
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kizhuyak and Monashka Bay sites, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Donald W. Clark ; drawings by Jane Isaacs
- Includes bibliographical references (p.125-126)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sf 78000711
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Koniagmiut Eskimos