Big Wave Tlingit Designs

We had a custom order for a children’s vest in black quilted fabric with a red and green Frog and seaweed appliqués. The parents chose Grogu for the inside liner. Great choice, in my opinion.🙂 It was a pleasure to make our bestie’s great nephew his first button vest. Representing his culture!💙

This was a custom order with black quilted fabric and black and red feathers. Our customer is waiting to add their Crest until after he’s adopted. Our customer wore his button vest to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Annual Meeting and wore it again to work on Friday. Regalia brings a sense of pride!

Big Wave artist Antonio Rosas created this custom Lovebirds Crest and seaweed appliqués for a customer who already had a vest.

We create Crests and seaweed but also accept custom orders for personal Clan designs.

Big Wave is back making button vests, Crest’s, Seaweed appliques and Auntie earrings. Let us know if you’d like a custom order or something we already have in stock!

Wishing my bestie a very Happy Birthday! Congratulations on dancing life into your new vest. Representing the Dog Salmon with pride.

Big Wave Artist Antonio Rosas practicing our subsistence way of life!

We were able to harvest a few spruce tips before we were off island. From the forest to the table. I tried my hand at spruce tip pesto!

We are donating a Custom Button Vest to the Live Auction to support the Young Family medical fundraiser at the Elks Lodge today at 5pm. The vest can be one we have in stock or customized to size and color. We hope you come out today to support Kyle and Lillian!

We have two button vests for sale at the Sitka History Museum Gift Shop located at 330 Harbor Drive.

The black and white vest with blue seaweed is a Men’s Extra Large. The red and black vest with red seaweed is a Women’s Large. We apply Clan Crest’s upon request

Feel free to stop by the Museum to check out the quality of our work and to try on a vest! Gunalchèesh-Haw’aa

Here is our selection of available vests! Most are ready for Crest’s but a couple are still in progress. The description is on each photo.