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Object #     2006-169/1
Object name     Apron
Culture of Origin     Filipino
Title     Salish Sunrise
Maker or Artist     Susan Pavel
Materials     Mountain Goat Wool, Dye, Fur, Wolf, Felt
Techniques     Twined, Dyed, Sewn, Fringed, Twisted
Dimensions     W: 20.5 in, L: 19.5 in
Exhibit Label    

"In the Spirit of the Ancestors"-This is one of the few contemporary weavings made of mountain goat wool. The wool was gathered in the Olympic Mountains and colored with evergreen huckleberries, wolf moss, yellow cedar bark, and salal berries. Susan Pavel, was a student (and niece-in-law) of the late Skokomish leader, Subiyay - Bruce Miller, who founded the Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association.

Source     Ms. Susan Pavel
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by Lawrence Christian


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