Shopping
Wherever you go, you'll
find unique Alaskan products and crafts. These can include:
• Gold nugget jewelry and items carved from ivory and jade
• Handmade clothing and toys
• Collectors items made from animal skins, fur or bone
• Woven baskets of beach grass, bark or baleen
• Alaskan delicacies – canned and smoked salmon, wild berry
products and reindeer sausage
• Native seal oil candles, beaded mittens, fur mukluks and
miniature hand carved totem poles
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PhotoBy: Frank Flavin
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A gallery in Juneau houses beautiful Native Alaskan artwork
Be
sure to look for the “Made in Alaska” logo, which indicates an item
genuinely manufactured in Alaska. If you find a silver hand logo, it identifies
the item as a Native Alaskan handicraft.
Handcrafted items, made of walrus
ivory and other by-products of subsistence hunting, provide an income source
for Native Alaskan artisans and a valuable investment for the buyer. Be careful
though – some wildlife products cannot be transported through customs
without special permits. Visitors are advised to mail these souvenirs home to
avoid confusion at the border.
For specific regulations, contact
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at (907) 271-6198. For
further customs information contact the U.S. Customs Service at 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., NW – Room 7.5 B, Washington, DC, 20229