Education Collection

JDCM Education

EDU.0019

EDU

Donated by multiple sources.

Basket

Marie Olson

Round basket, with a flat bottom
Pieces of cedar hanging from the inside edge down to the bottom of the basket
Basket made by Marie Olson in class by Selena Peratrovich.

Part of donation 2005.34 Marie Olson

Marie worked in the ANAC cache gift shop in the 1970's. ANAC would give people some instruction about care, including encouraging people to rub ivory with their hands to transfer oils from the hands that were thought to be good for the ivory. Some people's hand oils are said to turn ivory yellow, an dothers turn it pink. Walrus tusk ivory tends to this in particular. ANAC instructed people not to put ivory or baskets in the sun or on the fireplaces mantle. ANAC also instructed people in dry climates like Arizona to keep a cup of water near the ivory to prevent it from drying out and cracking. THis is now known to be a poor practice. ANAC had a good reputation with Natives, and sold materials to them as well including beads, raffia, smoked moosehide from Canada etc. (Note that was with collection)

Olson, Marie
Peratrovich, Selena

Alaska Natives
Baskets