Women continue to be the primary weavers with each cultural group producing specific styles and motifs. Basketry techniques are used to make hats, mats, cradles, bags and baskets as well as forms of adornment and jewelry, which serve a variety of practical and ceremonial purposes.
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Killerwhale, Seal, & Bird Basket
Dorothy Shephard
$240.00 CADThree-Corner-Grass, Cedar Bark, Hand Woven
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Killerwhale, Canoe, Seal, & Bird Basket
Dorothy Shephard
$480.00 CADThree-Corner-Grass, Cedar Bark, Hand Woven
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Rattle Lid Basket
Isabel Rorick RCA
Price upon requestSpruce Root
Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.
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Killerwhale & Raven Spruce Root Hat
Isabel Rorick RCA
$24,500.00 CADSpruce Root, Acrylic paint
Painted by Isabel’s brother, Alfred Adams
Spiderweb pattern
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Bear Basket
Isabel Rorick RCA
Price upon requestSpruce root, Acrylic paintHand-painted by Robin Rorick
Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.
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Inuit Coiled Basket
Alice Kavik
$150.00 CADCoiled Lime Grass, Thread
Basket-making in the Arctic region is a traditional practice that has been around for centuries. Baskets are made from the dried grass that grows in the Arctic tundra, which is very durable and water-resistant.
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Raven Rattle-lid Basket
Isabel Rorick RCA
Price upon requestSpruce root, Acrylic paintHand-painted by Alfred Adams (Isabel’s brother)
Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.