Pootsaya: Bridging Divides in Basketry
Pootsaya: Bridging Divides in Basketry
2014 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellow at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) Iva Honyestewa (Hopi, Diné) discusses pootsaya baskets, which combine both coil and sifter methods of basketry. Iva, who developed this unique technique while in residence at SAR, shares how her basket making practice has evolved over the past decade.