Baskets
Native American basket makers mark identity through the local materials they use. Birch bark and sweet grass are among the natural resources that typify regional basketry. Ho-Chunk people in Wisconsin traditionally make baskets from thin strips of black ash wood, which is both supple and strong.
Bertha Blackdeer weaving a basket, Oneida, Wisconsin, 1994
Photo by Lewis Koch,
Wisconsin Folk Museum Woodland Indian Traditional Artist Documentation Project
Bertha Blackdeer’s tools and materials: a pocket knife, scissors, and strips of black ash
Photo by Lewis Koch,
Wisconsin Folk Museum Woodland Indian Traditional Artist Documentation Project
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