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Object #     1998-29/1
Object name     Lidded Basket
Culture of Origin     Nuu-chah-nulth, Ohiat
Maker or Artist     Frances Williams
Materials     Cedar Bark, Swamp Grass, Dye, Beach Grass, Raffia
Techniques     Twined, Wrapped Twined, Dyed
Dimensions     Diam: 2.5 x 2.6 in, H: 1.7 x 1.4 in
Exhibit Label    

Fanny Williams was famous for her finely wrapped-twined cedar
bark, swamp grass, and beach grass baskets. She began weaving
by watching her Auntie make baskets. She lived with her family in
Bamfield, on the west coast of Vancouver Island until her death in
May 1996. She is buried in the Sarita Reserve cemetery, near
where she was born in 1919.

Source     Mr. John A. Putnam
Credit     Gift of John A. Putnam


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