130 results for: Indigenous Peoples
Totem pole made by the Suquamish Tribe, ca. 1914
The pole was made by the Suquamish tribe and presented as a gift at the grand opening of the Seattle YWCA building in 1914. It was one of two poles that stood outside the main doorway of the facility for many years. The Seattle YWCA was founded in 1894 by Mrs. Rees Daniels and 28 local women with the purpose…
ID Number:2010.83.1
Date:1914
Tribal Canoe Journey copper ring necklace, 2011
Philip Red Eagle (Dakota and Puget Sound Salish) made this copper ring necklace for MOHAI in 2011. He makes one of these necklaces for each paddler who completes the Full Circle Canoe Journey. A 21st century symbol of renewed cultural traditions, the copper ring stands for tribal unity, and each bead represents a story about that year’s journey.
ID Number:2011.51.1
Date:2011
Color print of illustration of Spanish explorers meeting with Salish people in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (now the Strait of Georgia), ca. 1792
This illustration is derived from a visit of Spanish explorers Alacala Galiano and Dionysio Valdes to what are now the Canadian Gulf Islands in the summer of 1792. The caption on the print states, "Vista de una Galeria natural de cien pies de largo y die de ancho, en la immediacion del Puerto del Descanso, en el Estrecho de Juan…
ID Number:2011.115.1
Date:Circa 1792
Commemorative Seattle Totems hockey puck, 1972
Wesley "Wes" Uhlman was the mayor of Seattle from 1970-1978. He was presented with this hockey puck from when the Seattle Totems hosted the championship Soviet Union Red Army team on December 25, 1972. Sadly, the Totems lost 9-4 that night but went on to beat the Soviet team 8-4 in a rematch in 1974.The appropriation of Indigenous names for…
ID Number:2012.Uhlman.5
Date:1972
Seattle Totems hockey puck with signatures of the 1972-1973 team
Wesley "Wes" Uhlman was the mayor of Seattle from 1970-1978. He was presented with this hockey puck from the 1972-1973 Seattle Totems team. The appropriation of Indigenous names for professional sports teams has been popular since the 19th century, and the design of the Seattle Totems logo was based on the art from the tribes of Canada and Alaska. Visitors…
ID Number:2012.Uhlman.6
Date:1972
Skateboard deck with Coast Salish design, made by Tulalip artist Ty Juvinel, ca. 2014
Ty Juvinel is a Tulalip artist who created this custom skateboard deck featuring Coast Salish designs to represent his heritage in art.
ID Number:2015.11.1
Date:Circa 2014
Skateboard deck with Coast Salish designs, made by Tulalip artist Ty Juvinel, ca. 2014
This skateboard deck features the image of the head of a court jester in black and surrounded by orange, yellow, and red Coast Salish designs. Ty Juvinel is a Tulalip artist who, according to a Tulalip News article by Brandi Montreuil in 2013, states that he "expresses his love of heritage in art...His skateboarding line, featuring Coast Salish designs, tells…
ID Number:2015.11.2
Date:Circa 2012-2014
Skateboard deck with Coast Salish design, made by Tulalip artist Ty Juvinel, ca. 2014
This skateboard deck features the words "Tribal Lines" and a red circular Coast Salish design in the center. Ty Juvinel is a Tulalip artist who, according to a Tulalip News article by Brandi Montreuil in 2013, states that he "expresses his love of heritage in art...His skateboarding line, featuring Coast Salish designs, tells a story on each board and shows…
ID Number:2015.11.3
Date:Circa 2012-2014
Seattle Totems hockey puck, ca. 1960s
The Seattle Totems were a professional ice hockey franchise in Seattle, Washington, 1958-1975. The donor of this hockey puck attended all the games in the 1960s at the Civic Ice Arena when there weren't any protective Plexi panels around the rink. Sometimes the puck would fly into the stands and the donor was fortunate enough to catch one of them.…
ID Number:2015.44.1
Date:Circa 1960
Cradle basket given to Gilbert Norris Turner by members of the Tulalip tribe in the early 1910s
This cradle basket was given to the donor's family as a gift from the Tulalip people. The family fished with their Tulalip neighbors at their summer home in Snohomish.
ID Number:2015.95.1
Date:Circa 1910