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Oomingmak Musk Ox Producer's Co-Op has brought you hand knitted Qiviut garments since 1969. Different villages knit different patterns that are based on traditional life. Examples are a 1,200 year old carving of an Ivory Harpoon head, the trim design on fur parkas, or a ceremonial dance mask.
Anchorage's Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-operative offers rare qiviut fiber hand knits made by Alaska Native women.
Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-operative, Anchorage, Alaska. 3,508 likes · 4 talking about this · 164 were here. We are the headquarters for a Co-operative of 200 Alaska Native knitters
These hats, scarves, headbands, and nachaqs (or “smoke rings”) are made of “qivuit,” the undercoat of the musk ox, an animal that dates back to the era of the wooly mammoth. It’s finer than cashmere, eight times warmer than wool, and feels very light.
Oomingmak is the Alaskan co-operative that has brought exquisite Qiviut items to you as a unique northern gift since 1969. It is owned by approximately 250 Native Alaskan women from remote coastal villages of Alaska who knit each item by hand.
At Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers' Co-Operative in Anchorage, AK, every item in their shop is made by one of the 250 Native Alaskan women who own the Co-Op. Underneath the wool of the musk ox, there is a soft, downy substance called Qiviut.
Oomingmak provides knitters with qiviut, the undercoat of the artic musk ox. Alaska Native knitters, who collectively own the co-op, turn this extremely warm and light hair into scarves, headbands, hats and other clothing items.
