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This 18-inch Tlingit Ch'a'ak/Eagle formline Shalas'a'aw/Deer hide Gaaw/Drum is painted on Shalas'a'aw/Deer hide stretched over a traditional hoop frame. The Eagle — Ch'áak' in Tlingit — is one of the most powerful moieties of the Tlingit people, rendered here in authentic formline design by Fred Fulmer, Xuna/Hoonah Tlingit Elder and Cultural Bearer. Painted during Pre-Season 2026 in preparation for the journey to Siteeyi Gheeyi/Glacier Bay as an ANV Alaska Native Voices Educational Institute Tlingit Cultural Interpreter representing the Xuna/Hoonah Tlingits there this tourist season.
Available now. $1,050.00.
Drum Details
- Design: Ch'áak'/Eagle · Tlingit formline style
- Hide: Shalas'a'aw/Deer hide
- Diameter: 18 inches
- Finish: Acrylic paint
- Painted Pre-Season 2026 · Gustavus, Alaska
🎬 Watch the making of this drum: https://youtube.com/shorts/oWNKLls_7MU
🎬 Full carving series: https://youtu.be/_eHR6_yEsXs
About the Artist Fred Fulmer · Xuna/Hoonah Tlingit Elder · Cultural Bearer · Original shareholder of Huna Totem Corporation · ANV Alaska Native Voices Educational Institute Tlingit Cultural Interpreter · Representing the Xuna/Hoonah Tlingits · Seasons 2024–2026 · Siteeyi Gheeyi/Glacier Bay
Lecturer: "How the Chookaneidí Clan Earned the Rights to Use the Devilfish/Octopus as a Crest" · Sealaska Heritage Institute, September 13, 2022 · Twice Resident Artist · Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture · University of Washington
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