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| 1 | Mekoryuk Light Weight Scarves |
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From the village of Mekoryuk, on Nunivak Island, comes the Harpoon pattern. This pattern was derived from a 1200 year-old ivory harpoon head found on the island. | $245.0 |
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| 2 | Bethel Light Weight Scarves |
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Bethel, the hub of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and Quinhagak knit the Parka Decoration design. Variations of this pattern are often found on the trim of parkas and kuspuks. | $245.0 |
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| 3 | Nelson Island Light weight Scarves |
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The Nelson Island Diamond pattern is used by members from Nightmute, Tununak, Newtok, and Toksook Bay, a cluster of small villages near the coast of Kangirlvar Bay. Like the Bethel Parka Decoration design, it was also derived from designs found on parka and kuspuk trims. | $245.0 |
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| 4 | Unalakleet Light weight Scarves |
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The village of Unalakleet, located on the coast of Norton Sound, knits the Wolverine Mask pattern. This design was developed from a wolverine mask used in traditional dances. *Fewer members knit this pattern, and it may be out of stock. | $290.0 |
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| 5 | Heavy weight Marshall Scarves |
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Knitters from the village of Marshall, located along the Yukon River, knit scarves made from the heavier weight yarn. Twice as thick as the other scarves, this pattern is derived from a woven grass basket design often seen in this village. *Fewer members knit this pattern, and it may be out of stock. | $330.0 |
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| 6 | Heavy weight Seal Hunt Scarf |
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Designed by Martha Evan from Marshall. This is a Story Scarf she says. “You can see the Seal Hunters as the arrows, waiting by the hole in the ice for the seal. All around them are the ice ridges.” Martha Evan designed this scarf and was the only one to knit it for many years. As she grew older and her hands would not allow her to knit anymore, she sold the pattern to the Co-Op. We now have it knitted by a few very skilled members. | $330.0 |
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| 7 | Heavy weight Aleutian Scarf |
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This pattern was developed and chosen by the members from the Aleutians during the knitters workshop in that area. It depicts clusters of Sea Urchins that are so common in that area. There are only a few members from the Aleutians knitting at this time. | $330.0 |
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All of the handknit Qiviut scarves come in village patterns derived from traditional aspects of village life and the Eskimo culture. It is possible to determine where an item was made simply by looking at the pattern.
The scarves measure approximately 12" wide and four feet long. This is not an exact size, however, due to the fact that each knitter is an individual, allowing for the variation in size. Still the number of stitches in each scarf is the same and the knitting is of a very high quality.
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