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Vivian Harrison weaves a tule basket at the Yakama Nation Museum on Thursday, April 17, 2008. Harrison, who says she is the only weaver she knows of that weaves this particular type of basket, is traveling to the Burke Museum on the weekend of the 26th to demonstrate basket weaving as part of their Plateau Native Arts Celebration which will include demonstrations in beadwork and saddle-making as well as basket weaving. Harrison will also bring a variety of baskets to display, including the huckleberry basket, right, woven by her mother.
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Vivian Harrison holds lengths of tule with her thumb as she loops a piece of raffia around one while weaving a basket traditionally used to hold salmon that has been cooked and ground into meal at the Yakama Nation Museum on Thursday, April 17, 2008. Harrison will join other native artists next weekend at the Burke museum in Seattle during their Plateau Native Arts Celebration, which will include demonstrations of saddle-making and beadworking as well as basket weaving.
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