Jenay Mike
Jenay Mike, Theresa-m Piliari
Indigenous Queen Fish Leather Barrette
TRIBAL AFFILIATION:
Village of Kotlik
CLASSIFICATION:
Beadwork and Quillwork
BOOTH NUMBER:
CP 05
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE:
Hand beaded and hand sewn jewelry made from seed beads, bone beads, fossilized walrus ivory, porcupine quills, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, dyed fish leather, dyed deer skin leather, hypoallergenic hooks, metal clips, adjustable copper cuff, using needle and thread. Learned to handmake Alaskan native jewelry the traditional way, by the teaching of my elders.