Basket Weaver Mary Schlick
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Mary Schlick has devoted the last four decades of her life to preserving Indian basketry traditions from the Mid-Columbia region. Using plant fibers gathered from the Columbia River Gorge area, including roots, grass, and birch bark, she crafts a variety of basket styles. More than simple bags to carry food, these baskets hold a wealth of symbolism for Native Americans.
First Broadcast: 2007
Appeared in episodes: Author and Basket Weaver Mary Schlick, Blues Musician Lauren Sheehan, Etch-a-Sketch Artist Jonathan Liu, Cartoonist Jan Eliot, Blues Musician Steve Cheseborough, Author and Basket Weaver Mary Schlick
- www.maryhillmuseum.org — For more information on events commemorating Celilo Falls. This month marks 50 years since the ancient Native fishing site was flooded by the construction of the Dalles Dam.
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