Eric Hollinger, Tribal Liaison for the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, talks about a sculpin clan hat replica before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and construct the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Eric Hollinger, Tribal Liaison for the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, talks about a sculpin clan hat replica before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and construct the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos and Video: Sculpin hat returns to Tlingit clan

Video and photos of today’s ceremony.

Scenes from today’s ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall where a hat taken from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884 was given back to the clan — with a new hat to boot. The new hat is a replica of the historic one, and was constructed by the Smithsonian Institution using a 3D digitization process.

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Eric Hollinger, Tribal Liaison for the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, left, and Chris Hollshwander, exhibition specialist and modelmaker for the Smithsonian, prepare a replica of a sculpin clan hat before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and Hollshwander constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Eric Hollinger, Tribal Liaison for the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, left, and Chris Hollshwander, exhibition specialist and modelmaker for the Smithsonian, prepare a replica of a sculpin clan hat before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and Hollshwander constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Ray Wilson, clan leader for the Kiks.ádi Clan, speaks about a replica of a sculpin clan hat before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Ray Wilson, clan leader for the Kiks.ádi Clan, speaks about a replica of a sculpin clan hat before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Eric Hollinger, Tribal Liaison for the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, left, pushes in a cart holding the original sculpin clan hat for a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed a replica hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Eric Hollinger, Tribal Liaison for the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, left, pushes in a cart holding the original sculpin clan hat for a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed a replica hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The original sculpin hat, bottom, sits next to a replica during a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The original sculpin hat, bottom, sits next to a replica during a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Killer Whale Clan support a replica of a sculpin clan hat on Ray Wilson, clan leader for the Kiks.ádi Clan, during a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Killer Whale Clan support a replica of a sculpin clan hat on Ray Wilson, clan leader for the Kiks.ádi Clan, during a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1884. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tlingit clans display their regalia before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tlingit clans display their regalia before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tlingit clans display their regalia before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tlingit clans display their regalia before a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The original sculpin hat, right, and a replica are unveiled during a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1984. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The original sculpin hat, right, and a replica are unveiled during a welcoming ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The original hat was collected from the Kiks.ádi Clan in Sitka in 1984. The Smithsonian Institution used a 3D digitization process to document the hat and constructed the hat using traditional materials. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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