Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation

A sample piece of Caribou fur in a frame.

Created by Mabel Pequeno from Chevak, Alaska, this doll is made from salmon skin, bleached seal skin, and seal skin. It is holding an ulu made from bleached seal skin, and dried fish made from salmon skin.

Antique skin scraper that is used in the skin tanning process.

This wooden spirit box was likely inspired by traditional bentwood boxes made by artists in the Pacific Northwest region.

A piece of moose sinew found in the clothing heritage kit. Sinew is the tendons and ligaments of an animal, and was traditionally a very important material for indigenous people. It could be used for rope, and was also used as thread for sewing.

A pair of seal skin baby booties, trimmed with beaver and lined with a crochet lining.

Two small sample baskets, one made from real seal gut and one made from sausage casing. Found in the clothing heritage kit.

According to the Alutiiq Museum and Archeological Repository, peg calendars came into use when Sugpiaq people began following the Russian Orthodox tradition and needed to keep track of holidays and church calendar days.

A clay carving of a sea otter in characteristic feeding posture, on its back with hands raised to mouth. Artist Unknown.