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Boeda Strand (June 22, 1834 - June 22, 1928) was the "Head Basket Weaver" of the Snohomish tribe. She taught
basketry Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in making baskets ...
to the Snohomish and to other tribes. Her original baskets are now worth thousands of dollars to collectors. Her half-brother, Sultan John, is the namesake of the town of Sultan. She married a Finnish immigrant, Edward Strand, on Dec. 14, 1877. "At the age of 90 ... she was still paddling a canoe from he
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across the
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List of Native American artists This is a list of visual artists who are Native Americans in the United States. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or state recognized tribes or "an individua ...
* Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American basket weavers 1834 births 1928 deaths Native American history of Washington (state) American women artists Native American women artists Women basketweavers People from Snohomish County, Washington Artists from Washington (state) 19th-century Native American women 20th-century Native American women 20th-century Native Americans {{NorthAm-native-bio-stub