Feather-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 29th
Culuk—Feather Mas’kaaq culungq’rtuq.—The mask has feathers. Birds were a central part of classical Alutiiq society, both as an economic resource and as spiritual beings. In addition to eggs and meat, they provided a variety of feathers with important everyday uses. Eagle feathers were used in mattresses and as fletching for hunting arrows and toy darts. […]