Woman's reindeer parka with wolverine fur trim. Made by donor's mother "Akurak" (Mary English). She used pieces of lynx legs for cuffs. It was caught in a trap and was eaten by another animal except for legs (!) Approx. 32" from shoulder to...
Child's diaper made from spotted sealskin fur and edged with caribou fawn skin with ties of spotted seal ties. Inside the diaper is sphagnum moss. Sewn with sinew. Measures 25 x 19.5 x 9 cm.
Round birch bark basket made with the woven technique, light and dark-colored bark placed diagonally along the sides, alternating direction creating a woven look. Lashed along the top and bottom edges with willow, which is wrapped in spruce root....
Tear-drop shaped piece of jade, used as or with a fishing lure. Holes are drilled on either end. Not completely flat - the narrow end appears to curve up while the wider end curves down, from the side. Highly polished. Property mark engraved on the...
Round birch bark basket, made with strips of birch bark, woven together along the sides. The walls of the basket are formed by placing the bark in diagonal strips, with the light side going in one direction, the dark in the opposite, and weaving...
Descriptive Narrative: Tea strainer of gold-washed silver.
Description: silver
Made: Russia
Notes: Manufactured by Peter Uhrwader, a Finnish metalsmith working in ST. Petersburg, Russia; made prior to 1822 (attributed and dated by...
Governor Steve Cowper and ADEC Commissioner Dennis Kelso receive briefing on subsurface oil prior to the One-year anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill - Sleepy Bay, LaTouche Island (Prince William Sound).
Governor Steve Cowper and ADEC Commissioner Dennis Kelso receive briefing on subsurface oil prior to the One-year anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill - Sleepy Bay, LaTouche Island (Prince William Sound).
From left to right: Christina Salmon and Murphy Nickoli. The Rechall was used for communty events prior to the new building. This building had a pool table, and weight machines.
Igiugig's first high school graduates. John Zackar and Maria Nelson. Prior to this, high school students were sent to boarding school such as Mt. Edgecumbe in Sitka, Bristol Bay High School in Naknek and many more places.
Left to right: John Zackar, Anecia Olympic, Julie Olympic and Tim Nickoli departing for Anchorage. Prior to 1978 children traveled to places such as Dillingham, Naknek, and/ or Anchorage to attend high school.