« Indian Basket Weaving » O si yo! I created this page, June 21, 2001, to inform others about our Oklahoma Indian Basketweaving Circle. Learn how to weave Indian Baskets My Favorite Books About Indian Baskets Originating in the Southeast Basketry of the Eastern United States edited by J. Marshall Gettys Woven Worlds, Chapter, Southeast J. Marshall Gettys Indian Baskets, Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh and William A. Turnbaugh American Indian Basketry, Otis Tufton Mason Earth Basketry, Osma Gallinger Todd If you are interested in our journey to bring back Oklahoma Indian baskets, please contact me. Email: pbweave@aol.com My Home Page for Indian: Basketry PRESERVING THE BASKETRY CULTURE OF OKLAHOMA A small group of Oklahoma Indian women met June 16, 2001 to discuss ways to bring back basketry to their tribes. Several skilled basket weavers and artists who are not Native American are helping these tribal women learn basketry skills. All Indians from the southeast made a set of twilled trays for food preparation. We started by weaving corn holder or corn catcher. We are creating an archive of digital photographs of the group's baskets and those we photograph in museums. Let me know if you can help with photography or videotaping or taking oral histories. Wa do. JOIN AN OKLAHOMA INDIAN BASKET WEAVING GROUP This group meets monthly to learn about the techniques, materials and uses for the traditionally woven Indian baskets. We will explore plants we can harvest in Oklahoma to use for plaiting. We have learned to split and peel common reed. In the fall we will make a trip to Tahlequah or Idabel to harvest river cane. SE INDIAN GROUP GOALS The group plans field trips to tribal cultural centers in Oklahoma during the next year. This includes the Chickasaw in Ada and Tishomingo, Creek in Okmulgee, Seminole in Wewoka, Caddo in Anadarko and Cherokee in Tahlequah. We will add more tribal locations as new members join the group. ADD YOUR RESOURCES TO THE GROUP Information from books, videos, magazines, botanical sites and other places are vital for the education of basketry in Oklahoma. The group will share resources to create and continually add to a collection of papers regarding baskets. Rivercane baskets