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Object #     2000-106/1
Object name     Basket
Culture of Origin     Ts'msyen
Maker or Artist     Loa Ryan
Materials     Cedar Bark, Dye
Techniques     Diagonal Plaited, Dyed
Dimensions     H: 6.5 in, Diam: 4.2 in
Exhibit Label    

Loa Ryan was born and raised in the Tsimshian village of Old
Metlakatla, British Columbia. Loa has worked with Delores
Churchill for the past five years in refining her traditional weaving
techniques. Loa lectures and demonstrates basket weaving
techniques to organizations such as the Tacoma Arts Commission,
Puyallup Fair, Olympic College, and the Seattle Art Museum.
Loa Ryan and her apprentice Jackie Jainga-Hyllseth are recipients
of a Washington State Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant.

Source     Ms. Ellen Ferguson
Credit     Gift of Ellen Ferguson in honor of John Putnam


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