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| Title | Puget Sound Salish basketmaker, ca. 1900 |
| Photographer | Wilse, Anders B. |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | ca. 1900 |
| Notes | The Coast Salish people of the Puget Sound region were famous for their coiled and twined baskets. Some of the baskets were so tightly made that they could hold water. In this photo, taken around 1900, a Coast Salish basketmaker holds a split cedar root in her mouth, ready to work it into her basket.
Norwegian-born Anders Wilse moved to Seattle in 1890 to work as a surveyor and engineer. After photographing the building of the Great Northern Railway through the Cascades and working as a cartographer, Wilse turned to commercial photography in 1897. In 1900, Wilse left for a visit to Norway and never returned. (Carolyn J. Marr, "Anders Beer Wilse: Photographer of the Pacific Northwest and Norway." Columbia 8, no. 4 (Summer 1994): 24-29.) |
| Subjects | Baskets; Basket making--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region; Coast Salish Indians--Arts & Crafts; Coast Salish Indians--Women; Women--Arts & Crafts |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Physical Description | Glass negative; edges taped |
| Negative Number | MOHAI 88.33.115 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | Wilse Collection |
| Repository | Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
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| Acquisition | Gift; acc. no. 88.33.115 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
