58 results for: Coast Salish Peoples
Handmade Tulalip doll, 1950-2000
This doll was handmade by Stephenie Charley-Blackford (1931-2010), a Tulalip dollmaker, and is an example of contemporary Indigenous arts and crafts.
ID Number:2006.9.1
Date:1950-2000
Tempera painting of downtown Seattle with Indigenous figure by Richard Bennett, 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.48
Date:1940-1948
Print, "The Battle of Seattle, January 26, 1856" and featuring the USS Decatur, by Mark Myers, 1987
This colored print features the USS Decatur which was an armed vessel anchored in Elliott Bay during the "Battle of Seattle" that took place on January 26, 1856. On this day, the native peoples in the area attacked the newly arrived white settlers who took refuge in the blockhouse or on the Decatur which proceeded to fire shells toward land.…
ID Number:2006.60.1
Date:1987
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
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