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Amanda Esther Althoff

Grant Type

Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Institutional Affiliation

Columbia U.

Grant number

Gr. 10668

Approve Date

April 15, 2024

Project Title

Althoff, Amanda (Columbia U.) "Botflies, Worm-Man, and the Giant Caterpillar: Tracing Insect-Objects in Western Alaska through Time and Space"

Insect-depictions have a long-standing presence in Western Alaska. Earliest examples appear over a thousand years ago at Point Hope and Deering, but examples can also be found in 16th – 17th centuries archaeological collections, and 19th and early 20th c