Title:
[1947 Nalukataq whale feast at Barrow]
Identifier:
AAF-20079
Related Item:
William W. Bacon III collection
Abstract:
Filmmaker's original labeling scheme has film AAF-20,079 numbered as Bacon 17, and titled “1947 Nulakatuk Whale Feast, Barrow.” Film contains scenes of whale and muktuk being distributed at the Nalukataq whale feast at Barrow, people eating and celebrating, blanket toss, men in military uniforms, Alaska Native dancers and drummers, children running and chasing after large vehicle, and more blanket toss.
Contributor(s) Personal:
Bill Bacon
Contributor(s) Personal Role:
Filmmaker
Type of Resource:
moving image
Genre:
Home movie
Date Created:
1947
Date Issued:
1947
Issuance:
monographic
Publisher Country:
United States
Extent:
16mm film; color; silent
Form:
film
Subject:
Dance
Subject:
Whaling
Subject:
Festivals
Subject:
Drums
Geographic Subject:
Barrow (Alaska)
Decade(s) Covered:
1947
Continent:
North America
Country:
United States
State or Province:
Alaska
City:
Barrow
Region:
Northern Alaska
Physical Location:
Alaska Film Archives, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Copyright:
Under copyright
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Notes:
Reed Bovee interviewed filmmaker Bill Bacon in 2010, and the following information about these films is based on Bovee's notes from that interview: “Barrow, Nulakatuk, 1947. After a successful whaling season they have a Nulakatuk celebration which is to celebrate the parting of the whales soul so there is no hard feeling to the whales so they will come again the next year. All the whaling captains get together and have this celebration and if there are a lot of whales killed that season they may have two or three celebrations on different days."
Notes:
From the Alaska Film Archives, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Notes:
From the William W. Bacon III collection. APR Collection Number 2015-203.
Notes:
AAF-20,079 transferred in 2016 by Reflex Technologies of Burbank, California, to Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Mac-format external hard drive. Some light and color corrections may have been applied to Blu-ray disc and DVD by Reflex Technologies.
