Classic WA photos: Makah basket weaver

Classic WA photos: Makah basket weaver

Makah basket weaver

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives)

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This photo, taken between 1890 and 1920, shows a woman with the Makah tribe on the Olympic Peninsula weaving a basket. The photo is part of the State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990.

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