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CELEBRATION2008 JUNEAU EMPIRE Traditional Native Alaska art forms were originally taught through apprenticeships in which a young carver or weaver worked for years with an elder who had mastered the form.

Native art show emphasizes traditional and new

 Beautiful textile: A woven Chilkat robe on display during the 2004 Celebration juried art show depicts a double-head eagle and other Northwest Coast designs. Chilkat robes are traditionally made from mountain goat wool and cedar bark strips and usually display clan emblems.
David Sheakley / Juneau Empire
Beautiful textile: A woven Chilkat robe on display during the 2004 Celebration juried art show depicts a double-head eagle and other Northwest Coast designs. Chilkat robes are traditionally made from mountain goat wool and cedar bark strips and usually display clan emblems.
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