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Alutiiq Weaving

Alutiiq weavers and museum staff members reveal weaving traditions in series of five video podcasts, films of 4 to 7 minutes each. Created by the video production company WonderVisions, these films document the results of recent research on Alutiiq basketry. Viewers learn how the artists gained inspiration from studying ancestral baskets stored in a Russian museum, see how people weave, and learn of the cultural connections that working with grass provides.

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My Little Basket

My Little Basket (5:15)

Elizabeth Peterson is learning Alutiiq weaving as an adult, a process that connects her to her ancestors.

Coral's Basket Feat

Coral's Basket Feat: Russian Inspired (5:25)

A visit to St. Petersburg Russia and a collection of ancestral baskets inspired Coral Chernoff to weave a large carrying basket.

Coral's Cabinet

Coral's Cabinet (5:39)

Tour Coral Chernoff's workshop and see the materials she uses to create her artwork.

Grass Socks

Where are my grass socks? (7:27)

Weaving is a tradition in June Pardue's family. She and her daughter Sofia explain the art and the connection it provides.

Karluk One Baskets

Karluk One Baskets (4:54)

Alutiiq Museum registrar Marnie Leist shares ancient Alutiiq basketry from the Karluk One site collection.

With Generous Support From:

The National Park Service Shared Beringian Heritage program

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Petroglyphs On Film

Filming at Cape Alitak. Photo Courtesy Liz O'Connell

For thousands of years, Alutiiq people lived in sod houses and hunted sea mammals, relying on special technologies, ancestral knowledge, and spiritual assistance to care for their families. The Cape Alitak petroglyphs are one of the few written records of their way of life. Pecked into Kodiak’s granite bedrock, images of people and animals preserve customs from the Alutiiq past. Museum scientists reveal this history in seven video podcasts, films of 3 to 11 minutes each.

Created by the video production company WonderVisions with assistance from the Alutiiq Museum, the films document recent archaeological research on Kodiak rock art. Viewers learn about the Alutiiq traditions while watching a field crew at work in Kodiak’s dynamic natural environment.