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northern exposure; Alaska's native art traditions and ancient ivories surface in a new jewelry line.(Brief article)
Byline: Florence Kane
Jewelry designer Monique Pean's bracelets almost look like they're made of sliced agates. But the bluish-gray pieces rimmed in gold are something much more special: ivory from fossilized walrus, caribou, and even woolly mammoth that has been colored by minerals in the Alaskan ice over centuries. How, one wonders, did Pean obtain such treasures?
"I packed up my warmest clothing, which for me was a Marc Jacobs scarf and a Dolce & Gabbana coat," she says, laughing, "and traveled up to the Arctic Circle." There, Pean met native-Alaskan artisans, who shared with her their crafts, as well as the ivory (some of it more than 20,000 years old) that they find while ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 19 -- Monique Pean Llc Ltd., New York, has been issued the trademark MONIQUE PEAN (Reg. No. 3695787) by the USPTO. The trademark application (serial number 77703183) was filed on March 31 and was registered on...
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People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory By Bill Mercer MA-304 Our price $49.95 This is the first publication to examine the artistic output...
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People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory By Bill Mercer MA-304 Our price $49.95 This is the first publication to examine the artistic output...