Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP)- A Juneau man has donated four ancient stone objects, including tools and a carved seal head, to the Sealaska Heritage Institute.
Ronald Haffner donated a maul, a bowl, a grinder and a carved stone seal head to the institute. Institute President Rosita Worl, an anthropologist, said the items will be displayed at Sealaska Plaza in Juneau after they are studied.
Haffner said the objects probably were dug up by his great-grandmother in the 1930s at the site of the first commercial farm in Juneau.
"I'm glad we can finally put them out there and give them back to the Native community so everyone can see and enjoy them and learn about them," Haffner said.
The cultural treasures were passed down through the family. Haffner made the donation earlier this month to honor his grandmother, Edith Trambitas, who cherished the items for 50 years before giving them to her son. Trambitas died in November 2006.
The items are considered to be the most significant addition to the institute's collection in recent years.
They join 300 artifacts, 20,000 photographs and 750 linear feet of manuscript material housed at the institute, an arm of Sealaska, an Alaska Native regional corporation created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
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