Weaving a legacy
Subtitle: Indian baskets & the people of Owens Valley, California
By: Sharon E. Dean ... [et al.]
Contributors: Dean, Sharon E., 1959-
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Paiute baskets -- California -- Owens Valley; Shoshoni baskets -- California -- Owens Valley; Willow baskets -- California -- Owens Valley; Willow weaving -- California -- Owens Valley; Owens Valley (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-169) and index
Table of contents: title: Gathering the willow : Paiute life in Owens Valley prior to contact; title: Splitting the willow : the effects of non-Indian exploration and settlement; title: On Paiute life; title: Weaving the willow : basketry of the Owens Valley Paiutes; title: Treasuring the willow : a history of basket collecting in Owens Valley; title: Replanting the willow : contemporary weavers of Owens Valley