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
Producer: Mike Midlo
Associate Producer: Sarah Fox
Videographer/Editor: Todd Sonflieth
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, Abstract Painter Carolyn Cole, Author and Basket Weaver Mary Schlick, Shanghai Woolies, Abstract Painter Carolyn Cole, Author and Basket Weaver Mary Schlick, Shanghai Woolies
- 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.
- Funding provided by:
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Additional Support Provided By:
U.S. Bank
The Jackson Foundation
The Roundhouse Foundation
Fran and John von Schlegell
