Fish Skin Tanners, "Katurwik - A Place to Gather"

11/14/2025

Now Hiring: Director of Cultural Programs ✨

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11/03/2025

11/03/2025

Fish skins! Tanned fish skins! Fish skin ornaments! Fishy smelling! Fun with fish skins!

08/18/2025

ZERO WASTE: Hand-stitched salmon leather, brain tanned deer hide, and sea otter fur ceremonial boots.

08/13/2025

I used fish skins to trim this bear gut hood made out of processed bear guts…wrap your head around this one…🤪

08/13/2025

Sweet memory…Charlie picked this silver berry branch for me one autumn day…

08/13/2025

This plant is identified as an Amaranth. I’m delaying utilization of the bright pink fronds to create dye for use with salmon skins during the leather tanning process and my fingers are crossed…

03/12/2025

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01/31/2025

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In the Sugpiaq language, Katurwik means a place to gather. This page is for Fish Skin Tanners to sha

01/31/2025

Welcome to this page and feel free to add posts related to fish skin tanning; pictures of your work are welcome.

01/31/2025

Do you believe it is feasible to make a dye for fishskins with this colorful kale?

01/31/2025

Silver salmon dyed with turmeric powder from my kitchen.