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Object #     1999-140/1
Object name     Basketry Hat
Culture of Origin     Skokomish, Squaxin Island (Tribe)
Maker or Artist     Lynn Wilbur-Foster, Rhonda Foster
Materials     Cedar Bark, Raffia, Button, Bead, Bead, Bone
Techniques     Wrapped Twined, Plaited, Twined, Strung
Dimensions     H: 6.7 in, Diam: 10.7 x 5 in
Exhibit Label    

Lynn Foster is an enrolled member of the Skokomish Tribe. Her
great aunt, Louisa Pulsifer, was a strong influence on her, along
with Burt Wilbur and Dennis Allen. Lynn's focus and commitment
is to maintain and keep alive all ancient traditional skills, styles,
and designs while weaving with only roots, barks, grasses, and
ferns.
Source     Ms. Ellen Ferguson


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