Summer of Baskets: O’odham Cordage Baskets Public Demonstrations

Sunday Artist Royce Manuel will be doing public demonstrations in our Exhibit Woven Identities, free with admission.

 Basketry Artist and knowledge holder Royce Manuel (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community) will  demonstrate working with the the Kiaha (traditional burden basket) back to life for the Aw-Thum . This type of basketry is a knotted rope basketry made from agave fibers.

Mr. Manuel is an  Aw-Thum artist who provides Cultural Education with the tribal community of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. His artwork is best described as the "Tools of Yesterday" using primitive bows & arrows, knapping stone, and making agave plant corrdage.