Post by blackcrowheart on Feb 4, 2006 13:32:58 GMT -5
Basketry: Native American art in the Eastern Sierra
By Christina Reed
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:59 PM CST
Mammoth Times Staff Writer
One of the finest California arts is the intricate basketry of the
Native Americans. Known across the nation as some of the best
craftsmanship, the baskets of the Paiute, Pomo, Miwok and Shoshone
all share some simple bonds. Born of an uncomplicated lifestyle and
the rugged and sparse resources around them, these Sierra Nevada,
desert and mountain tribes used at-hand materials to shape and coil
some of the world's most unique baskets. The basket patterns
exhibited a sophisticated level of design and detail, and many of the
styles followed traditional shapes or weavers' traditions.
Exquisite basketry is found in the Mono Basin and Yosemite tribes and
for generations talented women like Lucy Telles (from the 1920s),
Julia Parker (from the 1950s to the present), Lucy Parker (Julia's
daughter and contemporary weaver) and Carrie Bethel carried forward
the rich heritage of basketry. Many of the basket collections open to
the public feature traditional and contemporary works. Bountiful and
gorgeous exhibits are displayed at the Eastern Sierra Museum in
Independence, the Yosemite Museum in Yosemite National Park and the
California State Indian Museum in Sacramento.
Complete story @:
www.mammothtimes.com/articles/2006/01/27/this_week/good_times/1
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By Christina Reed
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:59 PM CST
Mammoth Times Staff Writer
One of the finest California arts is the intricate basketry of the
Native Americans. Known across the nation as some of the best
craftsmanship, the baskets of the Paiute, Pomo, Miwok and Shoshone
all share some simple bonds. Born of an uncomplicated lifestyle and
the rugged and sparse resources around them, these Sierra Nevada,
desert and mountain tribes used at-hand materials to shape and coil
some of the world's most unique baskets. The basket patterns
exhibited a sophisticated level of design and detail, and many of the
styles followed traditional shapes or weavers' traditions.
Exquisite basketry is found in the Mono Basin and Yosemite tribes and
for generations talented women like Lucy Telles (from the 1920s),
Julia Parker (from the 1950s to the present), Lucy Parker (Julia's
daughter and contemporary weaver) and Carrie Bethel carried forward
the rich heritage of basketry. Many of the basket collections open to
the public feature traditional and contemporary works. Bountiful and
gorgeous exhibits are displayed at the Eastern Sierra Museum in
Independence, the Yosemite Museum in Yosemite National Park and the
California State Indian Museum in Sacramento.
Complete story @:
www.mammothtimes.com/articles/2006/01/27/this_week/good_times/1
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