Boeda Strand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Snohomish basket weaver
Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1834
Place of Birth: Sultan, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 22-Jun-1928
Profession: basket weaver
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Boeda Strand
- Boeda Strand (June 22, 1834 - June 22, 1928) was the "Head Basket Weaver" of the Snohomish tribe.
- She taught basketry to the Snohomish and to other tribes.
- Her original baskets are now worth thousands of dollars to collectors. Her half-brother, Sultan John, is the namesake of the town of Sultan.
- She married a Finnish immigrant, Edward Strand, on Dec.
- 14, 1877. "At the age of 90 ...
- she was still paddling a canoe from [the] Olympic Peninsula across the Puget Sound to Seattle."
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