Object Details
- Collection History
- Theodor Rosebury is often called the "grandfather of modern oral microbiology," and he conducted research in Alaska with 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. This drawing was probably given to Waugh by Rosebury soon after its completion. After Waugh's death, his 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
- Non-Indian
- Artist/Maker
- Theodor Rosebury (T. Rosebury), Non-Indian, 1904-1976
- Subject
- James Tikiun, Cup'ik [Naparagamiut/Hooper Bay]
- Previous owner
- Theodor Rosebury (T. Rosebury), Non-Indian, 1904-1976
- 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
- July 9, 1936
- Title
- James Tikiun
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Media/Materials
- Paper, graphite
- Techniques
- Drawn
- Dimensions
- 23 x 28 cm
- Object Type
- Painting/Drawing/Print
