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Chilkat Face Spruce Root Basket
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Hoonah Community Members
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Art and Artists
Summary
This basket was made by Emma Mayeda a master weaver from Hoonah. It is made of split spruce root with false embroidery using maidenhair fern and dyed grass.
Raven and Sculpin Panel
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Hoonah Community Members
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Art and Artists
Summary
A carved panel in yellow cedar and painted and painted by Hoonah artist Lincoln Wallace Lincoln was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan and his Tlingit name was Keel ti eesh.
Bear, Octopus and Land Otter Mask
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Hoonah Community Members
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Art and Artists
Summary
This mask is carved from yellow cedar and represents a bear with octopus tentacles connected to land otter faces.
F/V Karen Jean
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Hoonah Community Members
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Fishing
Summary
The Karen Jean, at Middle Pass, captained by Joe White.
F/V Taholah
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Main Street Hoonah can be seen in the background of the Taholah tied up at the Kane's dock which used to be Union Oil.
Vagabond Queen with Crew
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Some of these men are from different crews. It was common practice for crewmembers to help each other work on nets.
The St Paul
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The St. Paul was a Puget Sound boat. It would fish near the Hoonah boats but not right in the main action.
Hoonah boat with small load.jpg
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Old style fish bag with brailer hauling fish up.
NAA001_001_006_HHF.jpg
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Hoonah Community Members
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Art and Artists
Summary
David was a master Tlingit artist of the Eagle moiety, Chookaneidi clan, Brown Bear House. His Tlingit names were Kaash de yaaw dakaa and Kaawk saa.gaa.
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Hoonah Community Members
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Church and Faith
Summary
The Hoonah people have made numerous requests to the Russian Orthodox leadership asking that a church be built in Hoonah. In their frustration they ask their priest Alexander if he could write a letter to those in charge of building churches.
C.C.C., Building Trail Between Hoonah and the Cannery
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Hoonah Community Members
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People and Places
Summary
Men laying foundation along shoreline; supervising their work are Art Glover, Regional Engineer (left) and Horace Blood, C.C.C. Foreman (right)
Hoonah Baseball Team "Alaskans"
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Events and Gatherings
Summary
Hoonah culture-bearer J. B. Fawcett (1889-1983) (Tseexwaa) was a baseball “player and manager for the Hoonah baseball team called the ‘Alaskans.’” (Dauenhauer and Dauenhauer, 1994).