Eskimo Art Wood and Feather Yup'ik Dance Fans Penobscot Beautiful butterfly necklace carved from

Beautiful butterfly necklace carved from fossil walrus tusk by Nakwesee

This necklace is is mostly turquoise

Wabanaki Art Amanda Ennis Maliseet Artist Pink-Green Curl Basket

The band is 7/16 at its widest and 1/4 inch at its narrowest

Eskimo Art Wood and Feather Yup'ik Dance Fans Penobscot Beautiful butterfly necklace carved fromEskimo Art Wood and Feather Yup'ik Dance Fans Eskimo peoples, particularly the Yup'ik, use fans in their narrative dances. Often woven from grass with fur attachments, this pair is made from wood with feathers. Made to look like snowy owl feathers, these are, instead, white feathers with paint or dye used to simulate the markings of said owls, which are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The wooden hoops, a common theme in Eskimo objects,