Salish Basket Paint domed head

domed head

"This my interpretation of a Tlingit House from Alaska that I come from

Raven is the hero of many adventures such as the release of light into the world and the discovery of mankind

a 1998 White Rock commission that was completed with Salish artist

Edition /49

Salish Basket Paint domed headTraditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of domestic uses associated with the gathering, storing and cooking of different foods. Similar weaving techniques were also used to make cradles and hats for everyday and ceremonial uses. Most basketry is traditionally woven from long, slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce, although various grasses are used in some regions. A sharply