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Weaving

Julia Francisco weaving her basket.

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Drawing Split Willow Bark

Viola Taylor draws split willow bark pieces through holes in a metal can lid, so that the willow strips are all even and of the same width.

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Gathering Twigs

Julia Francisco gathering willow twigs.

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Willow Twigs

Harvested willow twigs and split, cleaned and rolled up twigs which are ready to use in making baskets.

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Removing Bark from Strip

Julia Francisco removing bark from usable strip which had previously been split into two parts and the firmer inner part removed.

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Stipping Blossoms

Julia Francisco stripping blossoms off of willow twigs, which she is harvesting for use in baskets.

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Cutting Willow Twigs

Julia Francisco selecting and cutting willow twigs used in basket making.

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Unsuitable Willow

Julia Francisco removing inner part of willow twig, which is unsuitable for weaving baskets.

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Julia and Squash Blossom Design Basket

Julia Francisco with squash blossom design basket that she is making.

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Final Cleaning of Willow

Julia Francisco giving willow strips final cleaning just before using in the squash blossom basket that she is making.

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Looking for Willow

Julia Francisco looking for the right willow twigs, which will be harvested for use in baskets.

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Tying Willow and Bark

Julia Francisco tying suitable willow twigs with bark strips into bundle.

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Removing Outer Bark from Willow Strips

Viola Taylor removes the outer bark from willow strips.

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Dividing the Willow Twigs

Splitting willow twig into two separate strips.

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Squash Blossom Design

Julia Francisco weaving a squash blossom design basket.

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Diligently Weaving

Julia Francisco weaving basket.

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Devil's Claw

Julia Francisco cleaning devil's claw just before using in basket that she is weaving.

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Viola Taylor Weaves a Burden Basket

Viola Taylor weaves a small burden basket (half-finished in the Arizona State Museum collection). Two large burden baskets, sold the day before to the Peridot Trading Post, are on the bed and hang from...

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Weaving a Small Burden Basket

Viola Taylor weaves a small burden basket (half-finished in the Arizona State Museum collection). Two large burden baskets, sold the day before to the Peridot Trading Post, are on the bed and hang from...

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Willow Burden Basket

Viola Taylor weaves a small burden basket (half-finished in the Arizona State Museum collection). Two large burden baskets, sold the day before to the Peridot Trading Post, are on the bed and hang from...

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Mother and Daughter

Joanna Taylor and daughter Bernadette. Joanna holds a bundle of freshly cut willow twigs. Bernadette makes miniature baskets.

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Minnie Narcisco with Burden Baskets

Minnie Narcisco in her living room in Cibecue with six burden baskets of different sizes and stages of finish.

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Unpitched Tus

Minnie Narcisco holding the unpitched "tus" and twigs of sumac, the material of which the tus is made.

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Willow and Cottonwood

Small willow trees and cottonwood trees growing along the San Carlos Wash.

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Unusable Willow Shoots

Willow shoots growing in the sandy soil next to San Carlos Wash. Generally, this willow is not used for basketry- it breaks too easily.

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Sumac, Manos, and Metates

Freshly gathered sticks of sumac in front of Linda Corillo's house in Cibecue. Note manos and metates.

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Fresh Sumac

Freshly gathered sticks of sumac in front of Linda Corillo's house in Cibecue. Note manos and metates.

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Close-up of Viola Taylor's Hands

Close-up of Viola Taylor's hands, wrapping strip of buckskin around rim loop.

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Wrapping Buckskin around Rim Loop

Close-up of Viola Taylor's hands, wrapping strip of buckskin around rim loop.

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Viola Taylor Weaving a Small Burden Basket

Viola Taylor weaves a small burden basket (half-finished in the Arizona State Museum collection). Two large burden baskets, sold the day before to the Peridot Trading Post, are on the bed and hang from...

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Wrapping Rim with Buckskin

Viola Taylor holding the large basket on her lap and wrapping rim with buckskin. Smaller basket, half woven, lies on the bed.

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Center Strip

Center strip: Close-up of Viola Taylor's hands and the buckskin strip being wrapped around basket rim. While Viola holds strip back with her left thumb, she pulls the strip through with the right hand.

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Working on Buckskin Rim- Whole Basket View

Frontal view of Viola Taylor holding basket in her lap and working on buckskin rim. View of whole basket.

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Working on the Basket Rim

Close view, from side, of Viola Taylor working on the rim.

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Holding Large Basket and Working

Frontal view of Viola Taylor holding basket in her lap and working on buckskin rim. View of whole basket.

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Collecting Cattail Stalks at Stanfield Ditch

Julia Francisco collecting cattail which is used as the bundle foundation in Pima baskets. Trip to Gila River Indian Reservation Cattail Harvest at Stanfield Ditch.

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Julia Francisco Gathering Materials

Julia Francisco with a bundle of cattail stalks in her arms ready to take home.

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Splitting Cattail

Julia Francisco splitting cattail stalks in half and putting them up to dry. Trip to Gila River Indian Reservation Cattail Harvest, Bapchule, Arizona.

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Cleaning Cattail

Julia Francisco cleaning cattail, which she cut, outside of the thicket.

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Cutting Cattail

Julia Francisco cutting cattail.

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Weaving a Small Burden Basket

Viola Taylor weaves a small burden basket (half-finished in the Arizona State Museum collection). Two large burden baskets, sold the day before to the Peridot Trading Post, are on the bed and hang from...

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Gathering Stalks

Julia Francisco gathering cattail stalks for making Pima baskets.

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Cattail Bundles

Julia Francisco gathering together bundles of cattail used as the bundle foundation in Pima baskets.

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Removing Leaves and Seeds

Julia Francisco removing outer leaves and seed head of cattails used for the bundle foundation in Pima baskets.

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Cutting and Drying

Julia Francisco cutting cattail stalks in half. She then puts them upright on house wall to dry.

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Martynia

Julia Francisco with dried and fresh martynia pods.

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Proboscidea parviflora

Julia Francisco grows her own Martynia- Proboscidea parviflora (Unicorn family).

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Martynia and Cattail

Julia Francisco holds bundle of dried martynia, cattail stalks in back.

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Julia Francisco and Basket

Julia Francisco with the basket she made.

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Julia Francisco

Julia Francisco with the basket she has made.

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