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Frances Edgar, Lidded Nootka basket

Frances Edgar
Nootka
Classification
Basket
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7 x 7 x7 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.35.229
Credit
Gift of Carol and Don Tallman
Biography
"Frances Edgar is from the Nootka people from the west coast of Vancouver Island. She has been making baskets since childhood. A grandmother now she teaches the younger people to weave in the traditional way. She uses swamp grass for her baskets harvested in the same was as it was in the old days." Tag included in original purchase.