In the Spirit of the Ancestors-This is a hard coiled cooking-style basket, inspired by an old Suquamish basket in the Burke Museum collection (see the Coast Salish Welcome Case in the foyer). The design is a mountain with lightning flashes and icicles. Carriere learned to weave clam baskets from his great-grandmother. He was born, raised, and still lives on the Port Madison Reservation at Indianola, Washington.

S'abadeb-Seattle Art Museum Names of individual basket makers are rarely known, although Judge James Wickersham--who collected this basket in 1899 just a few years after it was made--noted the name of the weaver, Siagut. Today, more scholars are turning their attention toward uncovering the work of particular artists.