Sewing container

Gift of the artist, 2008. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Sewing container Walrus gut/intestine, sinew, dye/dyes, seal hair Dyed, sewn 10 x 10 x 13.5 cm

Kipnirmiut tiganrita igmirtitlrit = Qipnermiut tegganrita egmirtellrit = The legacy of the Kipnuk elders / edited by Alice Fredson [and others]

Even numbered pages are in Moravian writing system, odd numbered pages are in Modern writing system. Edited by Alice Fredson, Mary Jane Mann, Elena Dock, and Leisy Thornton Wyman. “Narratives by the Kipnuk elders”–Cover. The themes in these stories are rules of ethical behavior, prohibitions, commandments, and warnings against committing transgressions. Yupik traditions are illustrated […]