Igloo Tales 1944 First Edition ~Edward Keithahn & George Aden Ahgupuk ~ Eskimo/Inupiaq legends from Shishmaref, Alaska ~ folklore

Title: Igloo Tales

Author: Edward L. Kiethahn [Keithahn] / Illustrated by George Aden Ahgupuk

Description: First edition of 3000 copies, April 1944. Ecru cloth boards, stamped in silver on spine and front cover. Light soiling to covers. Interior is clean and unmarked, except for two stickers from The Nugget Shop in Juneau. 36 illustrations, including front pastedown.122 pages. Oblong. 7 x 10 inches.

Thirty-five tales drawn from the oral tradition of the Eskimos who make their homes along the Arctic coast and rivers of the Seward Peninsula. Each tale is accompanied by a full page illustration by George Ahgupuk (1911-2001). The tales were gathered by Edward Keithahn at Ahgupuk's home village of Shishmaref and were translated by his sister, Bessie Ahgupuk Moses.

Edward L. Keithahn (1900-1970) was made the curator of the Alaska Historical Library and Museum at Juneau in 1941. Previously, while working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, he had lived and taught in native villages for about 15 years, mainly among the Tlingit and Haida people. He was also the author of the well-known book on totem poles, Monuments in Cedar (1945).

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good

Publisher: United States Indian Service, Education Division / [Haskell Institute, Printing Department]
Place: [Washington, D.C.]
Year: 1944

Keywords: Eskimo, Inupiaq, Alaska, folklore, legends, Shishmaref,