The Artistry of Tlingit Weaving
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- National Museum of Natural History
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- Video Title
- The Artistry of Tlingit Weaving
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- It takes an artist up to 2,000 hours, or 83 days, to weave just one ceremonial robe. Not surprisingly, this art form is practiced by a dedicated few including Tlingit artists Teri Rofkar and Shelly Laws of Alaska. In their presentation for the Smithsonian Spotlight series hosted by the Arctic Studies Center at the Anchorage Museum, Rofkar and Laws discuss the methods and cultural significance of robes, spruce root baskets and more. For more information, go to http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/alaska.htm
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- 7 min 44 sec
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- smithsonian natural history ocean anthropology forensics entomology zoology science culture dinosaurs biology
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- 2011-09-07T20:55:47.000Z
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- Natural History
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