Removing Outer Bark Using Teeth

Summary: 
Selected photographs from Helga Teiwes' series documenting Arizona native basketry traditions.
Description: 

Viola Taylor removes the outer bark form willow strips. She uses her teeth to hold the strip. The negatives in this collection were scanned on an Epson Expression 10000 XL. The file sizes range from 107.8 MB to 212.1 MB at a resolution of 1600 dpi. The original TIFF scans were converted to JPEGs using ACDSee Photo Manager 12 in March 2012. Digitizing Technician: Lana K. Tupponce.

People: 
Viola Taylor
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Location Description: 

Peridot (Ariz.)