Grays Harbor county - incorporated in 1854 - is located on the Pacific coast of Washington state.
Home of the Quinault Indian Nation and beach towns with colorful kite festivals - the folk arts highlighted in the WFSC collection represent the cultural, natural, and recreational diversity of the county.
Scenery Around Grays Harbor County
Hazel Underwood
Taholah, Grays Harbor County
"Hazel Underwood of Taholah grew up on the Skokomish Reservation near Shelton. She learned traditional Native American basket making by watching her mother, despite the fact that her mother declined to teach her directly. She used to make cedar-bark baskets, but has been unable to obtain a consistent supply of raw materials in recent years. Today she specialized in sewn cattail and beargrass (raffia) baskets, which are sold to collectors."
- artist bio from WSFC archival files, author unknown, ca. 1983-1989.
John O. McMeckin
Central Park, Grays Harbor County
