The majority of Indian baskets in Yosemite were created by Paiutes, followed by the Washoes and Yokut Native American women. Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiute Indian women started the trend of covering their baskets with bead work. They would either do traditional basket maker designs, birds, animals or scenes.

Here is a beautiful modern beaded basket done by Paiute - Shoshone Rebecca Eagle-Lambert. A colorful detailed Yosemite Valley inspired basket;


Yosemite Valley willow basket covered by multi-colored beads -by Rebecca Eagle-Lambert

Rebecca Eagle-Lambert is one of Nevada's most prolific weavers, along with her sister Sandra Eagle. Rebecca was included in the Nevada delegation at the National Folk Life Festival in Washington DC, and has received the Nevada Governor's Arts Award - Excellence in Folk Art.

The basket in the collection of Gene Quintana;

Rebecca Eagle-Lambert baskets - Gene Quintana Gallery

Beading willow baskets was started by Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiutes who sold the baskets to white tourists in the Park. The art form later was picked up by Washoes further up north.



History of Paiute and Washoe beaded baskets that originated at Mono Lake and Yosemite

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Chief Tenaya was the founder of the Paiute Colony of Ahwahnee



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2011 10:44PM by Yosemite_Indian.

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