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Weaving a Yup’ik Issran/Grass Carrying-Bag (11 of 11): Making the Strap

In 2019, the Alaska office of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center partnered with Qanirtuuq Inc. of Quinhagak, Alaska, to research and document the Yup’ik tradition of weaving an issran (grass ...
Archaeology

3,000-Year-Old Grass Mats Unearthed in Alaska

KODIAK, ALASKA—According to a report in Alaska Native News, ancient fragments of woven grass have been recovered on Kodiak Island, which is located off Alaska’s southern coast. “We were excavating a ...
The World

Kalapuya Weaving offers classes at Coos History Museum

COOS BAY — A Cedar, Sweet Grass and a Tule Mat weaving class will be held this month at Coos History Museum. Both workshops will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and taught be Stephanie Craig, owner of ...
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Weaving a Yup’ik Issran (Grass Carrying-Bag): Twining a Grass Bag – Making the Bottom (8 of 11)

In 2019, the Alaska office of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center partnered with Qanirtuuq Inc. of Quinhagak, Alaska, to research and document the Yup’ik tradition of weaving an issran (grass ...