ABSTRACT

The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository in Kodiak, Alaska, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, partnered to study and preserve endangered Alaska Native material culture and traditional knowledge by focusing on skin-based kayaks and associated objects. The Alutiiq Museum identified kayaks and related gear as being potentially instrumental in fostering intergenerational community dialogue around Alutiiq language, arts, and science as building blocks of cultural revitalization. The resulting project and partnership stemmed from 2003 consultations and grew through collaborative design and implementation. Staff at both museums and consultants worked collaboratively to meet their respective and collective needs and goals. This article shares the process to achieve the study, preservation, educational exchange, and accessibility of historic Alutiiq material culture and traditional knowledge regarding collections at the Peabody Museum. Collections included four kayaks and nearly 130 kayak-related items of marine mammal skins including gutskin, wood, and flexible plant-based materials. The two museums’ and communities’ ongoing partnership is presented, along with highlighted components of university and community engagement. Workshops and class seminars with Alutiiq scholars and artists, university students, museum curators, and conservators engaged the visiting public and researchers in teaching and conservation activities.

摘要

阿拉斯加科迪亚克的Alutiiq博物馆和考古资源库，以及马萨诸塞州剑桥市哈佛大学的皮博迪考古学和民族学博物馆，通过致力于皮划艇和相关物品的研究和合作，研究并保存了濒临灭绝的阿拉斯加本土物质文化和传统知识。阿鲁吉克博物馆（Alutiiq Museum）认为，皮艇和相关装备可能有助于促进围绕阿鲁吉克语言，艺术和科学的代际社区对话，这是文化复兴的基石。由此产生的项目和伙伴关系源于2003年的咨询，并通过协作设计和实施而得到了发展。博物馆的工作人员和顾问均通过合作来满足他们各自和集体的需求和目标。本文分享了实现研究，保存，在皮博迪博物馆（Peabody Museum）进行教育交流，并获得具有历史意义的阿鲁蒂克（Alutiiq）物质文化和传统知识的可及性。收藏品包括四只皮划艇和近130种与皮划艇有关的海洋哺乳动物皮，包括羊皮，木头和柔性植物基材料。介绍了这两个博物馆和社区的持续合作关系，以及大学和社区参与的重点内容。与Alutiiq的学者和艺术家，大学生，博物馆策展人和保护者的讲习班和班级研讨会使来访的公众和研究人员参与了教学和保护活动。收藏品包括四艘皮划艇和近130种与皮划艇有关的海洋哺乳动物皮，包括羊皮，木材和柔性植物基材料。介绍了这两个博物馆和社区的持续合作关系，以及大学和社区参与的重点内容。与Alutiiq的学者和艺术家，大学生，博物馆策展人和保护者的讲习班和班级研讨会使来访的公众和研究人员参与了教学和保护活动。收藏品包括四只皮划艇和近130种与皮划艇有关的海洋哺乳动物皮，包括羊皮，木头和柔性植物基材料。介绍了这两个博物馆和社区的持续合作关系，以及大学和社区参与的重点内容。与Alutiiq的学者和艺术家，大学生，博物馆策展人和保护者的讲习班和班级研讨会使来访的公众和研究人员参与了教学和保护活动。