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Purdue's Salmon Wheel 1996. Island County Museum, Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.

The Salmon Wheel (1996) was the signature carved piece of artist Roger Purdue (1938 - 2014), a registered member of the Tsimshian tribe. The wood design features the five salmon species native to the Pacific Coast arranged on a spindle whorl in the artistic style of Pacific Northwest Native Americans. Purdue's mother Huldah was half Coastal Native, a member of the Tsimshian Tribe, from the Ketchikan area, Alaska. Photographed at a 2015 exhibit in Island County Historical Museum, 908 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washingotn, USA.

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Roger Purdue, Tsimshian artist
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Washington Islands: Whidbey, Fidalgo, 2015 May 17-22: Whidbey Island
The Salmon Wheel (1996) was the signature carved piece of artist Roger Purdue (1938 - 2014), a registered member of the Tsimshian tribe. The wood design features the five salmon species native to the Pacific Coast arranged on a spindle whorl in the artistic style of Pacific Northwest Native Americans. Purdue's mother Huldah was half Coastal Native, a member of the Tsimshian Tribe, from the Ketchikan area, Alaska. Photographed at a 2015 exhibit in Island County Historical Museum, 908 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washingotn, USA.
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