Renee Culp
54:43 - 55:12
"When I decided that I wanted to make a button robe, I knew I was going to be creating the beaded piece first because that's the greatest amount of time. And without the beaded piece, I could do the robe, but it's just a robe. It doesn't have the spirit. And I don't mean just a robe, but it doesn't have the Katushchu spirit in it."
“When I decided that I wanted to make a button robe, I knew I was going to be creating the beaded piece first because that's the greatest amount of time. And without the beaded piece, I could do the robe, but it's just a robe. It doesn't have the spirit. And I don't mean just a robe, but it doesn't have the Katushchu spirit in it.”
- Speaker
- Renee Culp
- Timestamp
- 54:43 – 55:12
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- June 30, 2026
From the transcript
When I decided that I wanted to make a button robe, I knew I was going to be creating the beaded piece first because that's the greatest amount of time. And without the beaded piece, I could do the robe, but it's just a robe. It doesn't have the spirit. And I don't mean just a robe, but it doesn't have the Katushchu spirit in it. And so those two pieces needed to come together.
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