Archive for October 30, 2025
Weaving a Yup’ik Issran (Grass Carrying-Bag): Twining a Grass Bag – Making the Bottom (8 of 11)
Weaving a Yup’ik Issran (Grass Carrying-Bag): Twining a Grass Bag – Making the Bottom (8 of 11) In 2019, the Alaska office of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center partnered with Qanirtuuq Inc. of Quinhagak, Alaska, to research and document the Yup’ik tradition of weaving an issran (grass carrying-bag) in their community. Local artist Grace Anaver…
Read MoreHow To Refine Alaskan Placer Gold With Bleach and Hydrochloric Acid Part 1of2
How To Refine Alaskan Placer Gold With Bleach and Hydrochloric Acid Part 1of2 To contribute: https://paypal.me/sreetips?locale.x=en_US Refining Alaskan Placer gold with bleach and hydrochloric acid. I’ll make seperate video to demonstrate how to get the rest of the pure gold from the 5.8 grams that I could not get to go into solution. Then I’ll…
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