2001-10-1
Wood/Plant material;Human-made
Item (Overall):
Height: 1.75"
Width: 2.5"
Length: 5"
2.5” w (base) x 1.75” h (as one piece)
2.5” w (base) x 1.75” h (as one piece)
Alutiiq
Attributed to the Aleut or Alutiiq based on style of decoration. General form resembles a calendar collected in the Aleutian Islands in 1912, now in the American Museum of Natural History (cat number60/6842--see photo in accession file). Peg calendars were developed to help Native peoples keep track of Orthodox holidays. According to Lydia Black, peg calendars were introduced to Alaska by the first Russian seafarers who came from Kamchatka in the mid 1700s. They were in use well into the 20th century.
From the collection of Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff, curator of the Alaska Historical Library and Museum from 1919-1940. Purchased by museum in 2001 from Natasha Calvin of Sitka, a granddaughter of Kashevaroff. Kashevaroff was Aleut and Alutiiq on his mothers side.
From the collection of Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff, curator of the Alaska Historical Library and Museum from 1919-1940. Purchased by museum in 2001 from Natasha Calvin of Sitka, a granddaughter of Kashevaroff. Kashevaroff was Aleut and Alutiiq on his mothers side.