Hunting Gear
BENT WOOD VISOR
This is a traditional styled Alutiiq/Aleut Bentwood Visor with its painted geometric designs and decorations of ivory, feathers and Russian trade beads. The hunters wore visors to honor the spirits and transform themselves into mighty hunters. The visors are crafted with Sitka Spruce or Yellow Cedar and has a base stain of natural ocher. The figurine on the front and the side ornament is made of walrus ivory and the tassels are decorated with Russian Trade beads and bone. Since all the visors are handmade at the time of the order, no two will ever be exactly alike.
Approx. Size 18" x 8" x 5"
Price $4600
WOODEN SEAL DECOY HAT
Wooden Seal Decoy Hats were worn on top the head of hunters in search for seals on the sea ice. The hunters would peer through rocks and ice blocks waiting for the right moment to strike. Represented here is a scaled version. Made with bass wood, seal whiskers, glass beads, and acrylic paint.
Approx. 10 1/2" x 4 1/2 " x 3 1/2"
Price $495
Price $695 with display case.
THROWING DART SET
This is a three piece set. The dart, throwing board and straightener. The dart is made of birch, with a antler shaft that the ivory tip inserts. The board is yellow cedar with an ivory peg that holds the dart. The straightener is made from antler.
Price $895.00
(OPTIONAL: Mounted in wireless LED lighted shadow box with description. $1500)
WATER PUMP
This beautifully painted siphoning pump is made of yellow cedar. Long crossing between islands required Aleut/Alutiiq paddlers to remain at sea for long periods, even for days. Under these conditions removing bilge water through the narrow cockpit hole was impossible. Paddlers developed an ingenious mouth operated suction pump for this task. Water was sucked into the hollowed out tube and lifted over the side to drain.
Approx. size 24" long.
Price $345.00
Kayak Paddle
This Paddle is handcrafted from Alaskan Yellow Cedar. Aleut/Alutiiq hunters used a paddle with a single narrow blade that was long and pointed. The blade was fully half the length of the paddle, the surface area it needed for power paddling. The paddles were also crafted this way to enter the water quietly while hunting. The shape also made it easier for paddling in the wind. In rough water, groups of kayakers might ride out a storm by rafting their boats together with their paddles. All the paddles were decorated with different hunting scenes and geometric designs.
Approx. 60" x 4.5"
Price $1295.00
TOGGLE HARPOON
Price $2000