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| Established | 1977 [1] |
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| Location | 165 Merwin Village Road Ariel, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 45°57′25″N 122°34′19″W / 45.957°N 122.572°W |
| Type | Native American cultural |
| Founder | Don Lelooska Smith [2] |
| Director | Mariah Stoll-Smith Reese [1] |
| Owner | Lelooska Foundation |
| Website |
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Lelooska Museum is a Native American Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) cultural museum in Ariel, Washington, United States. It is operated by the Lelooska Foundation that was established in 1977. [1] Collections include baskets, parfleches, corn husk bags, dolls, spoons, cradles, moccasins, tomahawks, pipes, pipe bags, dresses, a 15-foot birch bark canoe and a replica fur trade store.
The foundation operating the museum also sponsors living history programs and performances, conducts classes in woodcarving and other native skills, and demonstrations of dance and basket weaving. [1] [3]
Lelooska, for whom the foundation is named, was a master carver of totem poles, one of which is displayed at the Christchurch International Airport in New Zealand, and another at the Oregon Zoo. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lelooska Foundation holds annual fundraiser". The Reflector. Battle Ground, Washington. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ Baker, Dean; Oregonian, Special to The (2013-08-06). "Lelooska family helps keep Native traditions alive in Ariel, Washington". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ "Lelooska Foundation Living History performances", The Daily News, Longview, Washington, November 12, 2016
- ^ "Lelooska, Master Carver, Won Acclaim For His Totem Poles", The Seattle Times, September 7, 1996
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