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Burke Museum cat. no. 2007–5/1
Suquamish elder Ed Carriere was
inspired to weave his “Mountain,
Lightning and Icicle” basket after
studying a Suquamish basket
in the Burke Museum
collection in 1992.
All images and captions courtesy of the Burke Museum. For more images of Coast Salish art, please visit burkemuseum.org/coastsalishart
Contemporary Art
This 2010 Welcome Figure
by artist Shaun Peterson,
Puyallup/Tulalip, was a
collaboration between the
city of Tacoma, Tacoma
Art Museum and the
Puyallup tribe.
Burke Museum, cat. no. 2006–158/1
This paddle was acquired for the In the
Spirit of the Ancestors exhibit. Canoe
paddle carving today is an important
adjunct to the growing importance
of Canoe Journeys on the Northwest
Coast. “Thunderbird and Serpent
Paddle,” Shaun Peterson, Puyallup/
Tulalip, yellow cedar and acrylic paint,
2006, purchased with funds donated
by Lawrence Christian.
Burke Museum cat. no. 1992–48/1
“Man with Thunderbirds,” Susan
Point, Musqueam, silk screen print,
1981, Simon Ottenberg collection.
Burke Museum cat. no. 1992–48/2
“Twin Thunderbirds,” Susan Point,
Musqueam, silk screen print, 1981,
Simon Ottenberg collection.
Tools and Technologies
In the 18th and 19th centuries, tools and technologies were adapted to create robes;
mats made of cattail leaves; and coiled, twined and plaited baskets.
Burke Museum cat. no. 18, collected by Rev. Myron Eells
for the World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893.
“The adze is the most important carving tool used by
indigenous carvers on the Northwest Coast. Many different
styles of adzes were developed in ancient times, using
ground stone blades made of a hard greenstone
called jadite or nephrite.”
Burke Museum cat. no. 1-10627
“Saanich mat creaser”
Burke Museum cat. no. 1-10627
“Saanich mat creaser”
For the past couple of
years, artists have been gracing
the Hibulb Cultural Center
in culture series,
workshops, film series
and poetry sessions,
here to remind
us of the beauty of our culture,
our ancestors and the eloquent
teachings that carried our people
throughout the generations. Now,
much of that will be brought
together in one exhibit,
“Coast Salish Inheritance:
Celebrating Artistic Innovation.”
A community art gallery featuring
artwork from the Tulalip
community will be on display in the
Hibulb Cultural Center’s temporary exhibit
from Nov. 16, 2013 until May 2014.
Learn more at
hibulbculturalcenter.org
