Mugs · Shungnak
Shungnak Fun Style mug
$20
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Details
11 oz white ceramic mug · Printed on both sides · Dishwasher and microwave safe.
About this shungnak gift
Shungnak is a small village on the Kobuk River in northwest Alaska, and people who grew up there or have family there tend to hold onto that connection hard. A shirt or mug with the village name is a way of saying where you're from when the nearest neighbor is far away. Many people from places like this have moved to Anchorage, Fairbanks or farther south for school and work, and they still want something that marks home. If you're shopping for someone in that situation, think about where they spend the cold months and the long evenings. A hoodie for the Anchorage winter, a mug for a desk in a city office, a tee for a summer trip back up the river. You can add a second line for a year, a family name or a line like home sweet home, so the shirt reads as theirs rather than a generic town souvenir.
All shungnak gifts →- A hoodie for cold monthsShungnak on a hoodie suits the person who wears it through long northern winters, or who misses them while living elsewhere.
- A mug for the deskAn 11oz mug with the village name is a daily reminder of home for someone working far from it.
- A tee for a homecomingAdd a family name or the year they last visited and it becomes a shirt for the trip back.
- Kids tees for the next generationA kids tee with the village name lets a child wear their family's home place from an early age.
