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Object #     2-1269
Object name     Basket
Culture of Origin     Cowlitz, Nisqually (Tribe)
Maker or Artist     Mrs. Siagut
Techniques     Coiled, Imbricated
Dimensions     H: 10 in, W: 13 in
Exhibit Label    

Judge James Wickersham, a resident of Tacoma before he moved to Juneau, Alaska, provided us with this information about Si-a-gut: "Si-A-Gut, a Nisqually basket maker she originally came from Cowlitz where her people lived, makes the finest baskets on Puget Sound. In July 1899 I bought several baskets from her she sat on my floor and told me her history and about her baskets: I presented her with a handsome cup and saucer after paying her for her baskets, and also caused her picture to be made." James Wickersham

Source     Calvin Philips, Jr.


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