A few years ago, the Gwich’in jeweler Tania Larsson was on the hunt for materials to create some new pieces. Specifically, Larsson was searching for dentalium shells—the long, tubular shells deriving ...

Before teaching her workshop at the Manitoba Museum, Harmony Lynxleg painstakingly measured and filed down enough dentalium for all her students. “It takes a lot of preparation,” she said. “When I ...