Almarie Masayestewa with the beginning of a wicker plaque

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PhotographerTeiwes, HelgaSubjectBasket MakingBasket MakersBasketryPlaquesWicker BasketsDescriptionAlmarie Masayestewa of Hotevilla reaches into a bag full of damp sand and siváapi (rabbitbrush). The damp sand keeps the rabbitbrush from drying out. On her lap sits the beginning of a plaque. The dyed rabbitbrush that has already been woven can be seen to form the beginning pattern at the center of the plaque.Date Original1992-11-05Date Range1990s (1990-1999)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionArizona State MuseumCollectionSelections of Photographs from Helga Teiwes’ Hopi Basket Weaving ProjectRights StatementFrom the Archives of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. Copyright and publication rights for all photographs are retained by the Arizona Board of Regents. For reproduction and/or permission rights, contact (520) 621-6311 or http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/collections/photography.

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City or TownHotevilla-BacaviHotevilla-BacaviTribal HomelandHopi TribeCountyNavajo CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceHotevilla-BacaviHopi Tribe

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