and other shellfish had an open weave to allow for drainage, and were made from water resistant materials like cedar bark. Archaeology has revealed some of the ways basketmaking evolved over time, and the Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site, about up the Pacific coast from the present-day Quinault reservation, has been an invaluable site that preserved objects subject to decay, such as baskets and blankets, in a mudslide. Quinault basket artifacts are in many museums in the Northwest and around the world. The following were notable basket weavers of the Quinault prior to 1960. Anna Black of Queets Beatrice Black b. 1886 of Taholah Irene Charley (Shale) b. 1908 of Taholah Lena Hebalakp Charley (Bastian) b. 1877 of Taholah Maggie Charley (Kalama) b. 1870 of Hoquiam Mary Chips b. 1857 of Puyallup and La Push Emily Cleveland b. 1929 of Queets Lilly Cliff or Clip (Ford) b. 1865 of Neah Bay Agnes Garfield (Hudson) b. 1894 of Taholah Frances James (Bowechop) (1905-1972) of Neah Bay Maggie James (Wain)(Kelly) b. 1886 of Queets Anna Jette (Jackson) b. 1889 of Taholah Hannah Mason (Bowechop)(Saux)(Payne) (1895-1971) of Taholah Blanche Mowitch b. 1908 of Quinault Laura Obi (Sam) b. 1864 of Queets Charlotte Penn (Kalama) (1924-2010) of Queets Hazel Purdy (Underwood) b. 1908 of Taholah Blanche Lila Shale (McBride) b. 1925 of Taholah Ella Shileba Hobucket Wa-uc or Wa-bas-tub b. 1865 of La Push Sarah or Sally Shileba/Shalber Legg (James)(Mason)(Freeman) b. 1865 of Lake Quinault and Taholah, wife of Chief Taholah Joyce Simmons (Cheeka) b. 1901 of Neah Bay Ida Strom (Law) b. 1898 of Taholah Alice Taholah (Jackson) b. 1853 of Taholah, daughter of Chief Taholah Maggie Ward (Harlow) Tso-ba-dook b. 1886 of Queets Annie Williams (Waukenas) (1859-1951) of Taholah Leta Williams (Shale) (Sailto) b. 1928 of Queets There has been some attempt to preserve traditional basketmaking techniques on the Quinault reservation, though the style has been intermixed with that of other tribes. Economy Many tribes within the Pacific Northwest receive per capita payments from their tribes but the Quinault Indian Nation currently does not. The economy for Quinault Indian Nation is mainly derived from the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino, timber, and various fishing entities (Quinault Pride Seafood, etc.). Quinault Indian Nation is the largest employer within Grays Harbor County. Communities Amanda Park Queets Qui-nai-elt Village Santiago Taholah References Sources Further reading External links Quinault Indian Nation, official website University of Washington