
(C) Yup'ik Dance Belt, Tyson
$6925.00Out of Stock
Description
Yup'ik artist Patricia Ann Rose Tyson from Anchorage/ Lower Yukon. Includes wolf and wolverine paws & wolverine tail in middle. Caribou buttons, abalone decoration and beads, used state colors because this is her last one. Took about 3 months to sew and scrape, trimmed with beaver.
Old style wore over parka to keep warm while walking. Learned how to sew on own because grew up in catholic school, Copied aunties dance belt. People can copy this design.