These are Tlingit Spruce root baskets from the early 20th. century. Few people make these baskets now as they are so labor intensive. TW Read more »
Russina Blues & Shrimp
I have a Tlingit friend in the Yukon that wanted some “Russian Blue” Faceted beads so I thought I would pose with them before I sold them. Russian Blue beads were a medium of exchange in the fur trade and the traders got as much as 20 pelts per bead […] Read more »
Northwest Coast Style Canoe Model
These are images of a Wayne Price Canoe Model that I recently received. It is for sale for $1,200. Carved from Red cedar. Boat models were often made to help figure the proportions when making a full scale boat. Wayne is one of the few contemporary artists that has made […] Read more »
Indian Artifact Hunting in Middle TN June 24 /25, 2011
Hot but productive – Fox Valley, Hamilton, Lecroy, Pickwick points Read more »
Teslin Cultural Celebration
We are excited to be invited to attend the Teslin Tlingit/Haida Celebration. I believe it is July 18 through 21. We attended two years ago with a van full of artists including Chris and Melvin Nowicki all the way from Poland. It was a beautiful day in an unbelievably wonderful location. […] Read more »
The Passing Of Dr. Soboleff
It is a monumental thing when an elder of such great value to the native community as Walter Soboleff passes from this plain. Dr. Soboleff has turned the corner on this world at the age of 102 yrs. His service is in Juneau on saturday. I was lucky to hear […] Read more »
Why does the practice of destroying monuments, writings, and other historical artifacts continue?
To the illiterate who want to complain about the wall of text – Your input is neither required nor is it being solicited… A few things I find confusing, include the burning of the Alexandrian Library — the Roman stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BCE – CE 65) refers to […] Read more »
Creationists, can you explain China?
There were some artifacts dated from China from around 16,000 BC to 7,000 BC! If there were humans living in the world thousands of years before “Adam and Eve”, how can you explain this? Maybe god forgot about China. Or what about the Native Indians in the Americas. They were […] Read more »
Any comments about these thoughts?
During the dark ages, the church was the only government and no one challenged the authority of the Pope He signed two deadly “Cereta Bull.” In one he ordered to kill all the cats in Europe because they were, to his uneducated mind, the product of evil. Doing so, the […] Read more »
Are there any Native American Indians left?
I was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1976 and growing up there, Native American Indian life was at the forefront of our daily conscious. I recall we had yearly River Festivals and parades that celebrated Indian heritage. The 44ft tall Indian statue, “The Keeper of The Plains” in our downtown […] Read more »