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Museum of the North

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    3. Traditional Technologies

    Traditional Technologies Activities

     

    Activities

    • Create a Sundial
    • Design a Boat
    • Design a Bone Tool
    • Design a Grass Basket
    • Make a Boat That Floats
    • Model Birch Bark Basket
    • Model Fish Rack
    • Model Fish Skin Basket
    • Model Umiak
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    • Snow Goggles
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    Model fish rack made from straws, pipecleaners, and clay.

    Model Fish Rack example.

    Snow goggles made of paper and colored to look like wood. Pieces of orange yarn are tied to each side.

    Snow Goggles example.

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    Links and Resources

     

    UAMN Archaeology

    UAMN Ethnology & History

    Alaska Native Heritage Center

    The Artistry and History of Aleutian Islands Bentwood Hats

    The Athabascan Snowshoe Makers Residency

    The Dena'ina Way of Making a Birch Bark Basket

    Math in a Cultural Context

    Moosehide Tanning & Sewing

    Our Winter World: Snow Goggles

    Yup'ik Science

     

     

    Closeup of hands holding a birch bark basket.

    Image: The Dena'ina Way of Making a Birch Bark Basket video.

     

     


     

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