Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Leuman Maurice Waugh (1877-1972), a dentist, explorer, and lecturer who advocated for the dental health of northern indigenous communities and documented his work and travels with photography. Waugh's research on the teeth and diet of indigenous communities took him to Labrador, Canada, between 1921 and 1927 and to twelve Alaskan Native communities between 1929 and 1938. After his death, Waugh's photographs and papers were donated to the Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Ellerbe, North Carolina), founded by Dr. Pressley R. Rankin, Jr. and Paula Rankin. In 2001, NMAI purchased Waugh's collection of papers, photographic materials, and Arctic artifacts from the Rankin Museum.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Cup'ik [Naparagamiut/Hooper Bay]
- Artist/Maker
- Rachel Smith, Cup'ik [Naparagamiut/Hooper Bay]
- Subject
- Leuman M. Waugh, DDS (Leuman Maurice Waugh/Dr. L.M. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1877-1972
- Collector
- Leuman M. Waugh, DDS (Leuman Maurice Waugh/Dr. L.M. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1877-1972
- Previous owner
- Leuman M. Waugh, DDS (Leuman Maurice Waugh/Dr. L.M. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1877-1972
- Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Rankin Museum of American and Natural History)
- Seller
- Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Rankin Museum of American and Natural History)
- Date created
- circa 1936
- Object Name
- Drawing of Leuman Waugh taking photos
- Media/Materials
- Paper, graphite, colored pencil
- Techniques
- Drawn
- Dimensions
- 30 x 23 cm
- Object Type
- Painting/Drawing/Print
