Grab your bucket! Make sure you wear your rubber boots! Let's go tramping in the woods and pick blueberries! I know the good spots. We can make a fresh blueberry pie and serve it with ice cream for supper tonight.
Judie Gumm has fashioned these silver blueberries to bring you a year-round reminder of the delights of the blueberry season.

Blueberry bracelet $175.00

Blueberry earrings $ 39.00

These items may be purchased separately or as a set.

Photo by Dan Eubanks

After the arrival of the native peoples to Kodiak Island came the Russian explorers, fur traders, and priests. The Russian influence is still seen in modern Kodiak. Russian artisans do intricate and beautiful handicrafts of great variety. In the Peddler's Pack Gift Shop one will find a wide array of birch bark items, lacquer work, nesting dolls, and hand-sewn appliqué designs. Our website offers the following:

Nesting "matushka" dolls (5 dolls in each) in 3 sizes:

1) Small $10.00

2) Medium $24.00

3) Large $36.00

Birch bark bear boxes

1) Bear design on top $21.00

2) Bear design inside (pictured)
$21.00

Here is the perfect doll for the little girl in your family who likes to practice being "mama". This delightful "baby", with her hand-made fur outfit and calfskin mukluks is made of durable plastic. She has big brown eyes that open and close. Your "little mama" will love Baby Kukita as she would a favorite child.

Kukita $ 45.00 14" tall

“PRIDE” STERLING BRACELET

Bill Helin, creator of the “Pride” eagle bracelet, is a Tsimshian artist living in British Columbia. His grandfathers were chiefs. Mr. Helin says, “The eagle is a symbol of power and prestige while his down symbolizes peace and friendship. He is highly respected by all who share his environment.” Mr. Helin has named his bracelet “Pride”. We might interpret the name to mean “pride in one’s heritage; pride in one’s people; pride in one’s own accomplishments.

The raised surfaces on this bracelet accentuate its striking design. By all means, this sterling work of art can bring pride to its wearer.

"Pride" Bracelet $164.00

“EAGLE” RING

Bill Helin’s “Eagle” ring is a great accompaniment to his bracelet. This ring is also a power piece when worn by itself. Mr. Helin’s jewelry expresses the nature and character of his heritage so effectively that his art speaks to you. Bill calls his designs “life crests.”

"Pride" Ring $70.00
Size Options: Size 5 to Size 12

The mystical salmon swims the oceans of the world, yet always returns to its ancestral home. The native people of the peddler's village regard the return of the first salmon as a time of rejoicing. It is a badge of pride to be the fisherman who brings the first fish to the village in the spring. He divides his catch among his people, making sure the elders get their share. That joyful meal is a kind of communion with nature; a time to give thanks that winter is at last over; the cycle is completed. Spring is here, and the world will again be reborn.

"Ancestor Fish" is a marvelous pin/pendant creation of fossil ivory and silver by artist Jenny Byrne of www.zealandia.com. Visit her site to see the complete line; then order from the Peddler's Pack.

Ancestor fish pin/
pendant $95.00

This charming Eskimo family is dressed in traditional garb, ready for an Alaskan winter. Each doll's face is hand-carved of wood. Parkas are rabbit; trim may be seal, mink, or rabbit. Mukluks are sewn from calfskin. Get all three dolls and keep the family together.

Marzelak, 15" tall, $45.00

Arkadik, 15" tall, $45.00

Kofelita, 5" tall, $20.00

"Long time ago, before there were 'kickers'," (outboards) says the native storyteller, "there were three brothers who dwelt in Alaska. Two of the brothers were evil, and cast the third brother into the sea. He caught a cedar log and floated for a number of days. To make the time pass, he carved the forms of the first orcas from pieces of the cedar bark, and set them in the water to float. The orcas came to life; carried the brother back to his homeland; helped him destroy the evil ones. Out of gratitude for their creation, the orcas vowed never to kill another human."

Orcas are the largest member of the porpoise family. It has been pointed out that "killer whale" should actually be "whale killer", as orcas have been known to kill whales occasionally as food.

Artist Danny Dennis of the Tsimshian tribe created these orca earrings designed in the Tlingit style from sterling silver for your wearing pleasure.

Orca earrings $53.00

NATIVE WHALE EARRINGS

Oral histories of Northwest Coast peoples tell of magic ancestors who were sometimes whales. These magical creatures traveled across the oceans, often in the form of canoes, until they found a good village site. There they became humans and settled down. Their descendants pay tribute to them in song, story, and art. Here are sterling silver whale earrings of classic Native design, from the prolific work of Amos Wallace, noted Tlingit carver and silversmith.

Native Whale Earrings $62.00

HOW BEAVER GOT HIS FLAT TAIL

Beaver was very proud of his tail. He bragged to the other animals about how big and bushy it was. Then, one day when he was cutting trees for a new dam, a large tree fell across his tail and flattened it. Beaver looked at his tail and became very sad. He began to cry. Then he heard a voice. It was the Creator. “Why are you crying, little beaver?” the voice asked. “A tree has flattened my tail and now no one will like me,” sobbed Beaver. Creator assured Beaver he was liked for his wisdom and kindness, not for his tail. “Now your tail will help you swim rapidly,” said Creator. “And when you want to call your friends, all you have to do is slap your tail on the water.” And so the beaver decided his tail was better flat. He bragged no more to his friends, and all the animals liked him.

Our beaver bracelet was designed by Northwest artist Joan Ferrier.

Beaver Bracelet $134.00