Deborah McMullen Reflects on Seal Stomach Preparation and Fishing Weights
Berlin Ethnological Museum (Contributor)
Chugach Alaska Corporation (Contributor)
Chugach Heritage Foundation (Contributor)
Chugachmiut (Contributor)
Deborah McMullen (Contributor)
Chugach Alaska Corporation (Contributor)
Chugach Heritage Foundation (Contributor)
Chugachmiut (Contributor)
Deborah McMullen (Contributor)
Deborah McMullen shares her personal experience of cleaning and preparing a seal stomach, including discovering an ulcer and the resulting nausea she felt. She describes how some fishing weights and sinker stones, identifiable by the binding marks they still possess, are still found in local communities. McMullen notes that these weights are sometimes reused in present-day set-net fishing, illustrating how traditional tools continue to serve their original functions and maintain cultural continuity.
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