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Tue Jan 01, 2013 at 17:06:54 PM PST
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Old baskets are fascinating. They reflect traditions and skills, as well as changes to culture and lifestyle. They speak to us from the past and can tell us much about the weaver's life and society's values.
The display of Native American baskets at the Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver, Washington, includes baskets from many of the tribes of the Pacific coast, Columbia Plateau, and Northern California areas. |
| Ojibwa :: Woven History, Part 1 (Photo Diary) |
One of the primary First Nations who lived along the Columbia River and along the Pacific Coast in the Vancouver area are the Chinook. Shown above is a drawing of a typical Chinook village scene.
Shown above is a stone mortar and pestle which was used in processing some foods.
The people living in the lower Columbia River area were fishing people. Shown above are some of the stone net weights that were used to hold their fishnets down.
Shown below are some of the items which the museum has on display.
More items from the museum's collection will be shown in Part 2. |
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