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Interwoven: N’laka’pamux Basketry and Basket Makers May 15 – August 22 The Langley Centennial Museum is happy to present its newest exhibit, Interwoven: N’laka’pamux Basketry and Basket Makers, on display from May 15 to August 22. The N’laka’pamux (pronounced n-lah-kap-muh) people are formerly known as the Thompson (River Tribes), and their territory includes the region from Spuzzum to Spences Bridge, and east to Merritt/Nicola.
The journey to exhibiting these pieces began in 2004 when the museum hired Irene Bjerky to research the origins of the baskets known as the Pearson Collection. In 1993, Mrs. Aida Freeman (nee Southwell) had donated half of her mother’s basket collection to the museum, and the other half to the Historic Yale Museum. Her mother, Mrs. Kathleen Southwell (nee Pearson) had lived in North Bend, BC, and collected most of the baskets during her time there. This collection presented many questions to staff and researchers at the Langley Centennial Museum, which now had a very respectable and quite sizeable collection of First Nations basketry. How had Mrs. Southwell come to have such a collection? Who had made these baskets? And after so many years, what information could be found about these basket makers? Little is known about the makers of most First Nations baskets in collections around the world. However, the baskets in the collection of the Historic Yale Museum had already been researched and documented by Ms. Bjerky, and she had researched and collected information about the basket makers as well. Subsequently, the Langley Centennial Museum brought in Ms. Bjerky to use this Yale research to inform the study of the Langley collection. Through her examination of styles, techniques, and basket makers, she was able to provide information on several baskets in the Langley collection. When former museum curator Lisa Codd discovered a basket from the Pearson Collection in a 1938 photograph of a basket maker and her baskets, it sparked a new research direction that led to the identifying of other baskets in the photo. It also attracted the participation of researchers in Lytton and Victoria, augmented by research begun by Jennifer Iredale, a curator for the Heritage Branch of the province of British Columbia. Interwoven will feature these identified baskets, their makers, and their stories, and also some interesting baskets from outside the Pearson collection, including a mysterious one that was reportedly used as evidence in a murder trial over eighty years ago. The conservation work completed on the basket collection over the last five years by Fraser Spafford Ricci Art & Archival Conservation Inc., with the help of two federal Museum Assistance Program grants, will also be highlighted. An exciting addition to this new exhibit is the inclusion of twelve newly commissioned baskets, made possible through a partnership between the Langley Centennial Museum, the Yale & District Historical Society, the Kwantlen First Nation, and the Lytton First Nation, and a grant from the provincial government’s Arts Partners in Creative Development program. These baskets will remain in the partners’ collections, allowing an opportunity for the basket makers’ stories to be collected, and their names recorded. The opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Saturday, May 22 from 2–4pm, and all are welcome. For more details about the opening or exhibit, please contact curator Kobi Howard at 604.888.3922 or at khoward@tol.ca. |
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| Article | Date |
| Interwoven: N’laka’pamux Basketry and Basket Makers The Langley Centennial Museum is happy to present its newest exhibit, Interwoven: N’laka’pamux Basketry and Basket Makers |
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12/22/2009 |
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8/30/2009 |
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5/5/2009 |
| Trinity Western University Senior Art Show 2009 The Langley Centennial Museum is pleased to announce its first partnership with Trinity Western University. |
4/7/2009 |
| Nothing Without Effort: A History of Langley |
11/9/2008 |
| Barbara Boldt: The Journey Join us at the Museum for Barbara Boldt: The Journey from January 15 – March 26, 2009. |
10/30/2008 |
| Remembering the 1950s Come and relive the memories of this fun, fantastic and sometimes fearful decade. |
8/21/2008 |
| Century Sam Meets a Princess: 1958 Remembered See how Langley celebrated the 100th anniversary of the momentous year 1858. |
6/16/2008 |
| Foyer Artists 2007-2008 List of Foyer Artists from the year 2006-2007 |
1/1/2008 |
| From Dior to Ducktails: Men's and Women's Clothing from the 1950s The Museum's newest exhibit, "From Dior to Ducktails: Men's and Women's Clothing from the 1950s," kicks off a year in which the 1950s is celebrated. |
1/1/2008 |
| Exploration, Interpretation, Evolution: Artists’ Journey Fort Langley Artists' Group members are exhibiting a variety of media... |
10/30/2007 |
| Foyer Artists for 2006-2007 List of Foyer Artists from the year 2006-2007 |
9/9/2007 |
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7/2/2007 |
| BLIND CORNER: An Exhibition of Process-Based Artwork This show focuses on the process of creation rather than the final products. Examining the production of works can offer new insight and understanding |
5/17/2007 |
| Robert H. Flaherty's Northern Focus Evocative photographs showing Inuit and First Nations individuals are accented by Inuit sculptures now on display at the Museum. |
2/1/2007 |
| Maps to Explore at the Langley Centennial Museum Maps and their meanings are available for exploring in the newest exhibit at the Langley Centennial Museum & National Exhibition Centre. |
10/20/2006 |
| Transient Realities Transient Realities examines change through the documentary art of Fort Langley artist Rudi Dangelmaier. |
7/19/2006 |
| Portrait of a Valley The wonderful variety of vistas in the Fraser River valley will be explored by ... |
5/28/2006 |
| A Survey of British Columbia Printmaking |
1/18/2006 |
| Brewer’s Gold: A History of the Hop Picking Industry in BC |
10/26/2005 |
| Shashin: Japanese Canadian Studio Photography to 1942 |
7/10/2005 |
| Random Acts of Art |
5/5/2005 |
| High Water: Flooding on the Fraser On exhibit until March 31 |
2/1/2005 |
| Artists in Communities Forums Artists in Communities Forums - November 1, November 15, & December 6 |
10/31/2004 |
| Gardens & Vineyards Works by members of the Fraser Valley Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists. |
8/11/2004 |
| Self Centred: Explorations of the Self in Portraiture What lies at the heart of the desire to create a portrait of one-self? This exhibition explores the theme of self-portraiture. |
3/14/2004 |
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3/13/2004 |
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11/2/2003 |
| Visit our new on-line exhibits! Kilpin on-line and Voices from the Grave. |
9/17/2003 |
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8/17/2003 |
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3/20/2003 |
| CLAY 2003 Juried exhibit of works from the Fraser Valley Potters Guild |
2/23/2003 |
| Legh Mulhall Kilpin View a selection of works by this turn-of-the century Canadian artist. |
10/10/2002 |
| Three for Trees Trees always grow in the out of doors, but in July trees will be sprouting inside the Museum! |
7/15/2002 |
| Coming Home: Objects from Fort Langley's Past Exotic weapons, carefully constructed figurines, Spanish armour, and more! |
2/21/2002 |
| Cemetery Tour: Tales of Murrayville Tombs Join heritage consultant Warren Sommer to hear wonderful Langley stories that are inspired by the graves found in the historic Murrayville Cemetery. |
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