Boeda Strand (June 22, 1834 - June 22, 1928) was the "Head Basket Weaver" of the
Snohomish tribe
The Snohomish are a Lushootseed Native American tribe who reside around the Puget Sound area of Washington, north of Seattle. They speak the Lushootseed language. The tribal spelling of their name is ''Sdoh-doh-hohbsh,'' which means "lowland peo ...
. 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
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. She married a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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immigrant, Edward Strand, on Dec. 14, 1877.
"At the age of 90 ... she was still paddling a canoe from
heOlympic Peninsula
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across the
Puget Sound
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to
Seattle
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."
References
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List of Native American artists
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Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas
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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
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