Lelooska Museum

Lelooska Museum
Established 1977[1]
Location 165 Merwin Village Road
Ariel, Cowlitz County, Washington
Coordinates 45°57′25″N 122°34′19″W / 45.957°N 122.572°W / 45.957; -122.572Coordinates: 45°57′25″N 122°34′19″W / 45.957°N 122.572°W / 45.957; -122.572
Type Native American cultural
Founder Fearon Smith (Tsungani)[2]
Director Mariah Stoll-Smith Reese[1]
Owner Lelooska Foundation
Website lelooska.org

Lelooska Museum is a Native American Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) cultural museum in Ariel, Cowlitz County. It 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 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, New Zealand international airport, and another at the Portland Zoo.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lelooska Foundation holds annual fundraiser". The Reflector. Battle Ground, Washington. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Lelooska Foundation Living History performances", The Daily News, Longview, Washington, November 12, 2016
  4. ↑ "Lelooska, Master Carver, Won Acclaim For His Totem Poles", The Seattle Times, September 7, 1996


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