Nice Dolls & Bears photos
Check out these dolls & bears images:
Picture 041 Photo Credit Cathryn Posey Photos taken at AFN Arts and Crafts Fair
Hand-made seal skin dolls with hoods made of polar bear fur, by renowned artist Ursula Paniyak, of Chevak, Alaska. What makes Paniyak’s traditional Cup’ik Eskimo dolls especially unique is how their limbs are positioned to be fishing, dancing, weaving baskets, or representing any other number of cultural native activities.
Paniyak displays her dolls with pride as she explains how she came to learn the trade at the age of 10 from her mother, internationally renowned doll-maker, Rosalie Paniyak. Each doll takes around three to four days to make and sells for 0.
Photo taken at the Alaska Native Arts & Crafts Fair during Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) annual convention – this event is renowned as one of the best places to find Alaska Native and American Indian artwork.
© Cathryn Posey / ACVB
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