Annabelle Nequatewa showing the finished plaited sifter basket with her family around her
Summary:
Selected photographs from Helga Teiwes' series documenting Hopi basket weaving.Description:
Annabelle Nequatewa of Shungopovi holds the finished sifter basket. Ediebelle leans on her shoulder, her son Merril sits behind her holding his six-month-old nephew Edward Von (Ediebelle's brother). (Except for Annabelle holding the basket, this photo is not posed). Scanned on a Nikon Supercool Scan 9000 at 4000 DPI. Photoshop was used to clean up dust specks via cloning and reformatted from TIFF to JPEG. Digitizing Technician: Michael William Jenkins.
People:
Annabelle NequatewaLocation:
Location Description:
Shungopavi (Ariz.); Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)