NEW TECHNOLOGY BRINGS OLD TLINGIT HAT BACK TO ALASKA
A Tlingit clan hat was welcomed back to southeast Alaska with ceremony and dance after spending more than a century away.
A ceremony Sept. 25 included both an original sculpin hat that was taken in 1884 from Sitka and became part of the Smithsonian Institution’s collection, and a newer replacement hat, which was given to the Kiks.adi clan.
“It’s like seeing an old friend come around the corner when you thought you’d never see them again,” said clan leader Ray Wilson in an interview with the Juneau Empire. During part of
