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Southwest Indigenous Basketry and Weavers
March 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm MST
Indigenous basket weavers from around the Southwest will convene at the Arizona State Museum (ASM) on March 23, where their creations will be showcased. The event is planned as a launch for the book, Woven from the Center: Native Basketry in the Southwest, by ASM Associate Curator Diane Dittemore, and published by the University of Arizona Press. (https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/woven-from-the-center)
Many of the visiting weavers are featured in Dittemore’s book. Among those expected are:
• Annie Antone (Tohono O’odham)
• Ruby Chimerica (Hopi)
• Rikki Francisco (Akimel O’odham)
• Angelina and Elsie Holiday (Diné)
• Iva Casuse Honwynum (Hopi/Navajo)
• Terrol D. Johnson and Tohono O’odham Basket Weavers
• Kathy Kooyahoema (Hopi)
• Chris Lewis (Zuni)
• Jessica Lomatewama (Hopi)
• Shelden Nuñez-Velarde (Jicarilla Apache)
• Mary Pablo (Tohono O’odham)
• Leona Romero (Tohono O’odham)
• Evelyn Rope (Western Apache)
• Alberta Selina (Hopi)
• Lola Thomas (Tohono O’odham)
• August Wood (Salt River Pima-Maricopa)
The event will be held on the lawn in front of the museum, from 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Museum
admission is free that day. Full details are at https: