HELLA Awesome Masks – [Living in Alaska Day 14]
HELLA Awesome Masks – [Living in Alaska Day 14]
I had no idea Native Alaskans made such beautiful masks! After spending a day at the museum, I learned a lot about the history of Alaska and it’s people. It was very inspiring and I can’t wait to learn more. Check out this museum if you ever get a chance! It’s totally worth it.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE MASKS:
(This was the audio I sampled for teaching purposes)
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There are bald eagles here in Colorado near my house
i love masks, i just broke mine from japan, it was an old man.
I’m surprised they allowed you to film in the museum. So much really interesting history in Alaska that most of us will never get to see/experience.
i just had to thumbs down because there was a stuffed bald eagle. those are sacred for native americans.
I LOVE THIS
1:27 deku scrub mask.
and don’t ever fear being educational. your version of educational is very differant from being herded into a classroom and lectured for an hour.
Been out of town for the 3 day weekend it’s good to catch up. I really love the Alaskan People’s belief system it is truly amazing. Thanks for sharing your Alaskan Experience…
This video scared me
PLEASE TURN IT INTO A HISTORY LESSON ! For like a week, or just like one long vid:))
I just really wanted to say to you. I really respect your dedication to youtube, you have inspired me in so many ways. I love your attitude towards life and problems you face. DudeLikeHELLA Thank you.
Damn, it was hypnotizing..
You ever watch Northern Exposure? It might help ya adjust come winter time!
I absolutely love Alaska. I lived in Fairbanks for 3 years and have been back to Alaska 3 times since I moved away in 1991. I LOVE watching these videos, brings back great memories. I actually have a few videos on here of some glacier and otter action, look up Tammy Sarre. Alaska is truly one of my favorite places.
Awesome!!! Terrific!!!
What did the museum say when you came in with the camera? Usually museums are pretty strict about that.
1:24 Whoever made that one fucked up a bit!
Dude, this video and how you edited it! WOW! Awesome! I have had to watch a lot of videos on Alaska history growing up here, and if they were done as well as this I would have been more eager to watch! I dont know who you would talk to to do some sort of educational video, but if you did it, I would buy it!
DudeLikeHELLA in one of your vlogs you mentioned about some sort of app that finds other users in the area. What was it called again? I have been going through each of your vlogs again but cannot find which one. I also checked out the Geocaching app too. Pretty cool. Besides you giving me info about Anchorage I get to know about certain apps too.
That is really good information about the masks being earned. I wouldn’t want to go buy one when it is equivalent to buying myself a trophy and displaying it in my living room.
lol it seems you will have done all the activities you can possibly do in Anchorage within the first few months of being there! lol I hope you like the outdoors because your going to fast run out of things to do in the city there! lol LA, CA just simply is a more entertaining city. Alaska in general is all about getting outdoors and nature for the most part.
Those masks are so intricate and amazing
ha! yes ace ventura!
This is amazing! i would love to see more metal detecting vids too!
i love Native American/Alaskan artifacts that still exist.
That place was awesome! I am a huge fan of lore, mythology, native stuff etc and one thing I have always loved about any tribe around the worlds is the masks and what not that they wore back in the day, it always fascinates me the history and stories behind them.
Haha, Corey, the next time you go in there, be prepared, because there are several glass cases with miniatures in it depicting historical scenes. :p
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those alaskan traditional clothes are the same as of the russian Chukchi people.
I had my Senior Prom at that museum. It was dope.
amazing exposition and artwork, this vid is going in my favorites list
I’m so happy you were able to share the Alaska Native culture thru your vlog. I’m from Alaska but have been living in the lower 48 for about four years now and I very much enjoy seeing Alaska thru your eyes. Thank you for sharing.
Fabulous fabulous vlog!
Thank you for showing us x
That was so amazing!! My Grandparents neighbor was an archeologist and Professor of Native American Cultures. I spent so much time at his home soaking up every story and detail he had to share. Such a beautiful culture. Thank you!!
Okay I have to ask; when you said ‘This looks like Venice, if it was located in Alaska’! Have you seen a show called Northern Exposure? It takes place in a fictional town called Cicely, Alaska, and the town called it ‘The Alaskan Riviera’ and that reminded me of it so much. If you haven’t seen it yet, you really should. It’s my favorite show ever.
"snapshots of endless time" ….eloquence isnt a good enough word. GREAT interview and vlog 😀
I love the new direction of your vlogs, you are clearly happier, you seem to be more comfortable in yourself. So glad to see you posting so frequently too
Pretty cool stuff! I haven’t been to a museum in… probably 20 years? Yikes! The first out fit with the blue trim.. I can see where Ubisoft got their inspiration for Connor’s Assassin outfit from. 😉
I love how you respect the culture and help us learn about it.
The Northwest natives actually were quite affluent in the sense that food, shelter, and water were relatively easy to obtain. That allowed them to develop very elaborate art forms of all types to complement their rich spirit life. Appreciating native art and mythology enriches the experience fro Washington to BC to SE Alaska all the way to the Aleutians and to the interior and north. Wait until you get a chance to see some of their prints, in which each component has a significant meaning. Or the cedar boxes they made and decorated long before encountering whites. Learn the potlatch significance, and the story of the copper that represented wealth. The Northwest Natives knew instinctively that they depended on salmon and halibut for life and thanked them for their sacrifice. I still do that every time I catch a fish I intend to eat.
Native pride!
Really enjoyed this vlog! Very cool!
This is a bit late, but I thought you might find it interesting, Cory. Many Native peoples in America have no word or translation for "religion". What we call religion is their way of life. It’s a part of them, and a part of the world around them. It’s what they do and how they act. They express that through their art, as you were talking about with the masks.
An interesting tidbit I learned in my World Religions class earlier =3
i am a artist Cory so liked that and will want to see more
Your shot of the Athabascan tribe reminded me of this great quote I read once:
“We hear about the birth of a child and ask questions like, ‘what did she have? How much did it weigh? Does it have any hair?’ The Athabaskan Indians hear of a birth and ask, ‘who came?’ From the beginning, there is a respect for the newborn as a full person.”
— Lisa Delpit
I wouldn’t worry about getting too "educational"– on average, you’re way on the goofy side. And this is intensely interesting. If this is education– it’s beautiful and interesting– and none of us lower-48-ers would get to see it. So this was nice.
I implore you to do your uploads at a Wi-Fi hotspot– really: there’s got to be something better than the hotel/motel.
An American Bald Eagle…you know what eagle I wouldn’t mess with? An Australian Wedge Tail Eagle. You should see the comparison of those two XD
So each mask has a different ‘spirit’, and when you put it on to dance, you dance that spirit’s dance in its stead?
My grandpa moved all the way from Maine to Alaska more than 50 years ago. He was an artistic carpenter and loved the Native Alaskan art and culture. All of the grandchildren were bequeathed a mask that he carved after he passed away. I have a whaling mask. It wasn’t the flashiest one, but it always spoke to me.
I feel lucky all the time to have been born here and been fortunate enough to get to stay.
Thanks for sharing your experience at the museum. I really love anything historical and getting a feel of different cultures. It was wonderful.
Those masks are really scary looking