Bill Smith on Revitalizing Gut Garment Knowledge
Berlin Ethnological Museum (Contributor)
Chugach Alaska Corporation (Contributor)
Chugach Heritage Foundation (Contributor)
Chugachmiut (Contributor)
William Smith (Contributor)
Chugach Alaska Corporation (Contributor)
Chugach Heritage Foundation (Contributor)
Chugachmiut (Contributor)
William Smith (Contributor)
Bill Smith notes that garments such as seal gut or bear gut parkas are no longer commonly worn but recounts that a bear gut parka was recently recreated in Cordova as a cultural revitalization effort. He emphasizes that very few individuals today possess the knowledge to make such garments. Smith highlights the importance of maintaining access to artifacts like those in the collection to enable artists to study traditional construction techniques and pass on cultural knowledge to future generations.
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