Fiber Arts
Makah Trinket Basket
Learn to weave a basket using traditional Coast Salish tribal materials and techniques.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Sat, 3/16/2024 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Sun, 3/17/2024 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sat, 3/16/2024 - Sun, 3/17/2024
Closed
About
Learn to weave a trinket basket with Makah Indian basket weaver June Ward, using Coast Salish tribal traditional weaving materials such as red cedar bark, beargrass, slough sedge, and sweetgrass. Learn traditional weaving techniques including twining, plaiting, and wrapped twining.
Details
Bring a sack lunch both days. A refrigerator and microwave are available on the lower level.
Materials
A $50 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all materials needed. All tools and materials will be provided.
Class Policies
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
June Ward
June, whose Makah name is "Tu Ta Na" (not the traditional spelling) lives in Neah Bay on the Makah Reservation and is a fourth-generation basket weaver. Her great-grandmother, Louisa Greene, was a basket weaver, as were her late grandmother, Irene Hunter Ward-Ides, and her mother, Alva Ward Cummins. She was honored to learn basket weaving from her grandmother and mother. June's specialty is "twined wrap" weaving, although she's proficient in all types of basket weaving. She learned to harvest materials at 10 and by age 12 was allowed to start weaving under her grandmother's guidance. She started teaching basketry in her early 20s. She taught her daughters and is teaching her grandchildren. She teaches basketry at the Makah Cultural and Resource Center.
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