April 17, 2001 - December 31, 2002 (Gallery 3)

Coast Salish baskets. Prepared by UBC Anthropology MA candidate Sharon Fortney, in collaboration with Museum staff and representatives from the Squamish, Klahoose, Stl’atl’imx, and Nlaka’pamux First Nations, this exhibit focuses on the evolution of Coast Salish basketry over the past fifty years. Text and photographs help visitors understand the social context from which these objects have emerged, and the meanings embedded in the objects themselves.