Woven from the Center: Native Basketry in the Southwest

Woven from the Center presents stunning basketry from Southwest communities, offering insights into their aesthetic, cultural, and historic meanings. It is a definitive look at basketry of the Greater Southwest, including northern Mexico, and serves as a companion to the Arizona State Museum's collection.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2024
Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Woven from the Center presents breathtaking basketry from some of the greatest weavers in the Southwest. Each sandal and mat fragment,each bowl and jar,every water bottle and whimsy is infused with layers of aesthetic,cultural,and historic meanings. This book offers stunning photos and descriptions of woven works from Tohono Oodham,Akimel Oodham,Hopi,Western Apache,Yavapai,Navajo,Pai,Paiute,New Mexico Pueblo,Eastern Apache,Seri,Yaqui,Mayo,and Tarahumara communities. This richly illustrated volume stands on its own as a definitive look at basketry of the Greater Southwest,including northern Mexico. It also serves as a companion to the peerless collection of U.S. Southwest and Northwest Mexican Native American basketry curated at the Arizona State Museum in Tucson,Arizona. Comprehensive in its coverage,this work is based on decades of research on weavers,collectors,and donors. It includes ample illustrations of basket weavers,past and present,bringing to life the people behind these wonderful woven treasures.
Basketry is a craft that has been practiced for thousands of years, predating pottery and metalwork. It is a technique of weaving fibers together to create containers. Woven from the Center showcases the work of some of the greatest weavers in the Southwest, including Tohono Oodham, Akimel Oodham, Hopi, Western Apache, Yavapai, Navajo, Pai, Paiute, New Mexico Pueblo, Eastern Apache, Seri, Yaqui, Mayo, and Tarahumara communities. This book offers stunning photos and descriptions of woven works from these communities, providing a comprehensive look at basketry in the Greater Southwest, including northern Mexico. It also serves as a companion to the Arizona State Museum's collection of U.S. Southwest and Northwest Mexican Native American basketry. The book is based on decades of research on weavers, collectors, and donors and includes ample illustrations of basket weavers, past and present, bringing to life the people behind these wonderful woven treasures.

Dimension: 305 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780816552634