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Photos: Hooper Bay Yup'ik artist Steven Stone

Yup'ik native artists Steven and Christine Stone combine grass basket weaving, gut parka sewing and ivory and whalebone carving to create baskets, dolls and other works of art in their Hooper Bay, Alaska.

Steven Stone carves ivory, whale bone and drift wood in a tiny workshop in the old boiler room of their home on the edge of the Bering Sea in western Alaska. The room is just big enough to fit Stevens in front of his small workbench. Stevens would like to build a workshop next to his home. Christine Stone weaves basket using beach grass and Steven Stone makes ivory and whalebone handles for the lids.

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