Almarie Masayestewa weaving a wicker plaque

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PhotographerTeiwes, HelgaSubjectBasket MakingBasket MakersBasketryPlaquesWicker BasktesDescriptionAlmarie Masayestewa of Hotevilla begins to weave a plaque. Here, she is breaking off a strip of siváapi (rabbitbrush) with an awl. A pattern of dyed strips forming the center of the plaque can already be seen. The over/under weaving pattern of the strips can also be seen as Almarie weaves them.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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