A Lingít master weaver is using viral monster dolls called Labubus to bring attention to Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving.

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In Lily Hope’s shop in downtown Juneau, she held up a tiny doll with an evil grin.

“Some people are like, ‘why? Oh, please no. Why?’ It’s the you know, ‘what an ugly monster,’” she said. “And other people are like, ‘oh, please let me have one.’”

Her shop was filled with pieces of weaving: earrings, formline robes, and pictures of models in more weaving. On her desk laid a green doll wearing a Ravenstail headdress, woven in pink, white and blue yarn.

“This one is Trans Pride, requested from an art collector in New York City,” she said.

Hope is a master weaver. She has dedicated her life to r

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