Kimoktoak, Freida (maker). This zip-front parka is made with squares of various species of birds caught in the Norton Sound area. Lined in black fabric, it has a metal zipper, and the zipper is covered on the PL side with a strip of otter fur. The...
The drum's wooden rim is one piece, fastened with root where the handle joins the gut skin with a picture of a man in a kayak, a bird and a harpooned seal in a trap or net, all done in black with red line under the kayak and across the drum skin....
The drum's wooden rim is one piece, fastened with root where the handle joins the gut skin with a picture of a man in a kayak, a bird and a harpooned seal in a trap or net, all done in black with red line under the kayak and across the drum skin....
Twined spruce root; slight flare; 3-3/4 in. tall; top and bottom designs of Half the Head of a Salmon Berry; center - two bands of Blanket Border; orange and tan faded.
Split spruce root; bands of openwork twine alternated with close twining; red, blue, green and purple designs in dyed grass; faded pink and purple around rim; top and bottom designs are Shaman's Hat and middle is Tying. 6-1/2 in. tall.
Split spruce root; slightly flared; 6-1/2 in. tall; beautiful piece of work; twined; Butterfly (Klaythl-thlu) design top and bottom bands of design; in between is the older Stick Fish Weir design. Also seen is third-stitch decoration (decoration...
Round with a slight flare to the sides; double rim rod of split willow on both rim and base; sides of single diamond pattern formed by alternating out- and inside of bark strips; double bottom; rim bands; sewn with spruce root; base has cotton line...
Descriptive Narrative: 2-pocket wall pocket of seal gut and fabric which is tall and narrow with a conical top and a square bottom. The top panel is of gut with embroidery. Each lower corner has a triangular shaped gut inset with a ribbon welt....