Paako No. 2.
Tag: Hopi
Paako No. 1.
Twill sifter baskets (tutsaya), by Hopi weaver Eugene Fredericks. The baskets are constructed of narrow-leaf yucca (mootsoki in Hopi, Yucca angustissima), but the traditional form has been re-imagined using vivid aniline dyes to color the yucca leaves.
You can view video of
tutsaya basket construction here.
Twill sifter baskets (tutsaya), by Hopi weaver Eugene Fredericks. The baskets are constructed of narrow-leaf yucca (mootsoki in Hopi, Yucca angustissima), but the traditional form has been re-imagined using vivid aniline dyes to color the yucca leaves.
You can view video of
tutsaya basket construction here.
Dithyramb 