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Object #     1988-102/2
Object name     Basketry Cradle
Culture of Origin     Makah
Maker or Artist     Norma Pendleton
Materials     Cedar Bark, Cedar
Dimensions     L: 31.5 in, W: 11.5 in, H: 4 in
Exhibit Label    

Norma has been weaving cedar bark baskets since the early
1960s. She credits her mother, Lyda Butler Colfax, for her
knowledge of basketry. When Norma was a child, she recalls
sitting and watching her mother weave baskets. Norma has made
Ozette archaeological replicas for the Makah Cultural and
Research Center and the Burke Museum. This cedar bark cradle
is a replica of one excavated at the Ozette village site.

Source     Ms. Norma Pendleton


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