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Periods of Prehistoric Art in the Aleutian Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

George I. Quimby Jr.
George I. Quimby Jr.*
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Chicago Natural History Museum
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The intent of this paper is to present the hypothesis that there are at least two discernible periods of prehistoric Aleut art; one early, the other late. Most designs of the early period somewhat resemble those of the Dorset Eskimo in the East. The art of the late period is suggestive of Punuk Eskimo in northern Alaska.

The formulation of these two periods is based upon an examination of decorated artifacts from the “D” site on the southwestern coast of Amaknak Island (Dutch Harbor, Alaska). These artifacts are part of a large collection donated to the Chicago Natural History Museum by Lt. Alvin R. Cahn, U.S.N.R.

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American Antiquity , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , October 1945 , pp. 76 - 79
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1945

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