🎬 See all available Tlingit masks & drums ▶️

Kaasteen's Grandmother tells the story of the Chookaneidee Clan's most sacred ancestral figure — the Grandmother who stood at the heart of the Hoonah Tlingit connection to Siteeyi Gheeyi/Glacier Bay. This mask was begun aboard the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship in July 2023 while passing through Glacier Bay, and completed that same year by Fred Fulmer, Xuna/Hoonah Tlingit Elder and Cultural Bearer, in his studio. Carved from Old Growth Red Cedar with Abalone shell inlay and Cedar Bark Hair. This mask comes ready to hang.

Available now. $3,200.00.

Mask Details

• Subject: Kaasteen's Grandmother · Spirit of the Chookaneidee Clan
• Wood: Old Growth Red Cedar
• Natural elements: Abalone shell inlay, Cedar Bark Hair
• Finish: Acrylic paint
• Dimensions: 23" L × 13" W × 7" D
• Begun aboard Celebrity Solstice · Completed 2023 · Siteeyi Gheeyi/Glacier Bay, Alaska

🎬 Watch the carving: https://youtu.be/bD1fB_bBeak

🎬 Full carving series: https://youtu.be/hBZXIVA_FZU

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

Read the story behind this piece → The Spirit of Glacier Bay - Our Journey Aboard an Alaskan Cruise

Learn about the Chookaneidee Clan history → How the Chookaneidee Earned the Rights to Use the Devilfish as One of their Clan Crests

🎭 Shop More Tlingit Art:

Spirit of Siteeyi Gheeyi/Glacier Bay Mask: https://www.fredfulmernativeart.com/collections/native-carved-masks/products/copy-of-chookaneidee-devilfish-mask-composite-patina-replica

Chookaneidee Devilfish Mask - Composite Patina Replica 3D Print: https://www.fredfulmernativeart.com/collections/native-carved-masks/products/chookaneidee-devilfish-mask-composite-patina-replica

Chookaneidee Devilfish Mask - Bronze Native Mask Replica: https://www.fredfulmernativeart.com/collections/native-carved-masks/products/chookaneidee-devilfish-mask-replica

🌐 Visit & Follow: Store & Website: https://www.fredfulmernativeart.com Older Blogs (2009+): https://fredfulmer.blogspot.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fredfulmernativeart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredfulmernativeart TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/hunakaa_1