Ladies hold a seal party
Susie Moses
Susie Moses of Tooksook Bay depicts a uqiquq (seal party) in an illustration she drew earlier this year.
Susie Moses of Tooksook Bay depicts a uqiquq (seal party) in an illustration she drew earlier this year. A uqiquq celebrates the men’s first seal catch of the season. Seal oil and meat are distributed, and are accompanied with thrown gift distributions.
Thersa John | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Women in Tooksook Bay hold a seal party in June 2010.