‘These new works are going to dance’: Juneau event will showcase largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades
29-04-2024 21:59 via ktoo.org

‘These new works are going to dance’: Juneau event will showcase largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades

Late weaver Teri Rofkar dancing in a Ravenstail robe. (Photo by Tom Pitch)
Dozens of child-sized Ravenstail robes will be danced for the first time in Juneau on Tuesday. Master weaver Lily Hope said it’s the largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades.
The event at Centennial Hall will teach the history — and future — of Ravenstail weaving, or Yéil Koowú, Hope said on Juneau Afternoon earlier this month. 
“This particular history and telling
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