Late 1800s hat (Xaadas) of split spruce roots & painted clan crest, by Haida Gwaii. Alaska State Museum, Juneau, USA.

A hat (Xaadas) made of split spruce roots with painted clan crest by late 1800s Haida Gwaii. Alaska State Museum, Juneau. The City and Borough of Juneau is the capital city of Alaska and the second largest city in the USA by area (only Sitka is larger). This unified municipality lies on Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan panhandle. Juneau has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of what was the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka. The city is named after a gold prospector from Quebec, Joe Juneau. Isolated by rugged terrain on Alaska's mainland, Juneau can only be reached by plane or boat. Downtown Juneau sits at sea level under steep mountains up to 4000 feet high, topped by Juneau Icefield and 30 glaciers.

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Contained in galleries: USA: Alaska favorites, 2019 Jun: all Alaska-Canadian Highway, Alaska: Juneau & Tracy Arm, 2019 Jun: Alaska-Canadian favorites

A hat (Xaadas) made of split spruce roots with painted clan crest by late 1800s Haida Gwaii. Alaska State Museum, Juneau. The City and Borough of Juneau is the capital city of Alaska and the second largest city in the USA by area (only Sitka is larger). This unified municipality lies on Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan panhandle. Juneau has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of what was the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka. The city is named after a gold prospector from Quebec, Joe Juneau. Isolated by rugged terrain on Alaska's mainland, Juneau can only be reached by plane or boat. Downtown Juneau sits at sea level under steep mountains up to 4000 feet high, topped by Juneau Icefield and 30 glaciers.