Basketry Hat Item Number: 1999-140/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
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. She is the daughter of Andy and Ruth Wilbur. They have been instrumental in her interest, knowledge and skills of their ancient traditions. 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.
Automatically Generated From Material
The bead is blue. The bead is bone.
Item History
- Made by Lynn Wilbur-Foster and Rhonda Foster
- Received from Ellen Ferguson
What
- Name
- Basketry Hat
- Identification Number
- 1999-140/1
- Type of Item
- basketry hat
- Material
- cedar bark, raffia, button, bead and bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrapped twined, plaited, twined and strung
- Overall
- height 6.7 in, diameter 10.7 in
Who
- Culture
- Skokomish and Squaxin Island
- Creator
- Lynn Wilbur-Foster and Rhonda Foster
- Received from
- Ellen Ferguson
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection