Antique Native American Athabaskan knotted and tufted moose hair floral picture

Beautiful antique Athabaskan knotted and tufted moose hair floral picture in early metal and wood frame.

Extremely fine and precise work

circa 1900 +/-

 

There are eleven linguistic groups of Athabascans in Alaska. Athabascan people have traditionally lived along five major river ways: the Yukon, the Tanana, the Susitna, the Kuskokwim, and the Copper river drainages. Athabascans migrated seasonally, traveling in small groups to fish, hunt and trap.