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Sentinel

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Jack & Barbra Donachy
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Engraved with a cross and reaching into the sky, the jawbone of a Bowhead Whale stands sentinel over a grave buried in spring snow at Point Hope, Alaska. April 12, 2012

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Posted in Alaska, art photography, black and white photography, photography, Point Hope | Tagged Alaska, Arctic, art photography, black and white photography, cemetary, grave, Inupiat Culture, Native American culture, photography, Point Hope Alaska, tradition, whale bone, whaling | 2 Replies

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