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SJM Artifact of the Month

wall pocket with seal skin panels, deer skin, and beadwork embroidery

Featured Artifact

The Sheldon Jackson Museum November artifact of the month is a Tlingit wall pocket (SJ-I-A-685). We don't have much information about the wall pocket, but records state that Linus Carlsson collected it between 1920 and 1929. The pocket features glass seed bead designs and motifs typical of that time period. Some details suggest it may have been made for the tourist market. The construction also reflects some interesting trends in indigenous-made souvenirs from the era.

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