BASKET WEAVE BEGINNING
Matilda Essig, Graphite, 1996
from Mary Belen, teacher of weaving
and Tohono O’odham culture.
“Basket weaving has been around for a very long time, the Tohono O’odham are very talented, not only in this art but in many others. We encourage our children to carry on our traditions and culture. Our donation is the starting of a basket made from yucca. Working on basketry teaches us patience.”