Sea Otter Medicine Bag Alaskan made silver hoops Instagram3 1/4” light weight earrings

Instagram3 1/4” light weight earrings in green/black colors with moose hide

and was first produced by my uncle of Nunivak Island

Also has niobium ear wires and made with 6# weight thread

In honor of our ancestors

Sea Otter Medicine Bag Alaskan made silver hoops Instagram3 1/4” light weight earringsThe Medicine Bag was used to hold items that provided protection from evil spirits. Within Sugpiaq Alutiiq culture when an infant was born, the amniotic sac was dried by the midwife and placed into a medicine bag then placed around the infants' neck. It provided reassurance and protection for the infant. This Sea Otter Medicine Bag was created with a light turquoise polyester fabric with a mesh overlay to give the illusion of water. The Sea Otter is