A drum. The back of the ceremony house. The ovoid is most charactistic single design unit in formline art. Color is added to enhance the carved art. Notice the U and S forms. Dancers at Southeast Alaska Indian Culture Center. The center provide a place for Tlingits to teach themselves about their own culture. (Photo courtesy of FH) The Tlingits are very proud of their regalia where each decoration has many to the clan. (Photo courtesy of FH) Black is used to accent areas such as eye pupils, eyelid liner, eyebrows, and claws as well as in primary formlines. Red is used on lips, nostrils, and sometimes on bodies, and as a secondary formline element in 2 dimensional areas. Blue green is used in eye sockets and in 2 dimensional design areas. Young man in story Frog regalia Three young people who were very proud of their regalia. Sitka's earthquake proof bridge to Japonski Island. During World War II, the military used this as headquarters. Our ship in the harbor with the tender leaving. (Photo courtesy of FH) Totem in Sitka National Historical Park. (Photo courtesy of FH) Totem in Sitka National Historical Park. (Photo courtesy of FH)

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