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Image of Banner from The Trading Musician, 1999

Banner from The Trading Musician, 1999

The Trading Musician opened in 1991 and quickly gained popularity within the Seattle music community. Its “buy, sell, trade” business model for new, used, and vintage musical instruments was a fresh concept in Seattle at the time. Used instruments were all refurbished by their in-house guitar repair staff and the owners worked hard to make the store a friendly environment…
ID Number:2024.Banner
Date:1999
Image of Miniature totem pole carving by John T. Williams, ca. 1990-2010

Miniature totem pole carving by John T. Williams, ca. 1990-2010

John T. Williams (1960-2010) was a seventh-generation woodcarver carver from the Nuu-chah-nulth, a First Nations tribe indigenous to the Northwest Coast of Canada. He grew up moving between Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. His grandfather Sam Williams came to Seattle around 1900, when the city had an interest in totem poles and Northwest Coast art (a pole stolen from the Tlingit…
ID Number:2025.38.1
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Image of Miniature totem pole carving by John T. Williams, ca. 1990-2010

Miniature totem pole carving by John T. Williams, ca. 1990-2010

John T. Williams (1960-2010) was a seventh-generation woodcarver carver from the Nuu-chah-nulth, a First Nations tribe indigenous to the Northwest Coast of Canada. He grew up moving between Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. His grandfather Sam Williams came to Seattle around 1900, when the city had an interest in totem poles and Northwest Coast art (a pole stolen from the Tlingit…
ID Number:2025.38.2
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Image of Portrait Mask, Northwest Coast hand-carved alderwood by Michael Halady (Duwamish), ca. 2024

Portrait Mask, Northwest Coast hand-carved alderwood by Michael Halady (Duwamish), ca. 2024

The artist, Michael Halady (Duwamish), is a fifth generation descendant of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). Halady is a widely-recognized carver whose work has taken many forms, including scuptures and poles.
ID Number:2026.14.1
Date:Circa 2024
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