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Award of Excellence in Textiles or Weavings
~ $300.00 ~ Courtesy of Cele Peterson's ~
"Hopi Coil Basket"
by Alberta Selina, Hopi
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Alberta Selina
Description: Crow Mother basket. Yucca plant was used for natural white fibers. The yellow-red comes from Hopi tea and black is from commercial dye.
About this Award: Awarded to acknowledge excellence in craftsmanship in all forms of weaving. Baskets, rugs and other fiber arts are eligible.
Jurors' Comments:
M. Polyestewa: It's really tightly woven and the colors are all natural, no dyes in it, and its very neat and tightly woven. It's got the Crow Mother Katchina, which really means a lot. I chose it because of how well it's made.
A. Abeita: Although it perhaps was not made to hold water, the weaving is tight enough to do so and it is consistently woven. It shows extra effort of holding together both quality and imagery.
J. Ware: (of the Runner Up) This is a superb Crystal design Navajo rug with the combination of natural and commercial dyed wool.
