[Bcma-l] Press Release Museum Basketry exhibit opening

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

_New Exhibit Opens: __‘Bark, Roots, Grasses: Basketry Traditions of the 
Central Coast’_

Baskets have been called the oldest form of human manufacture and 
various styles and uses of baskets, as well as eating mats, seating 
mats, hats, ceremonial regalia, and tourist trade items– are currently 
on display in the Museum at Campbell River. "A basket woven specifically 
to hold '78 records is a very specific and intriquing use" says Lesia 
Davis, Executive Director.

Baskets recovered from sites in the area have been dated to 4400 years 
ago, although styles have changed a good deal. Materials that were used 
varied with the area and include cedar root, split cedar, cherry bark, 
grasses, and spruce root.

The exhibit will be on until the end of October, and various workshops 
and school programs will be offered.

For more information, call 250-287-3103 or www.crmuseum.ca 
<http://www.crmuseum.ca>


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