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Weaving baskets with photos

If you never imagined there was a way baskets could be woven together with photos, you might be surprised by what is on exhibit through April 17 at the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Avenue in Bakersfield. It is called "Images from Native Life," and the museum has found a thread that connects both together in a creative and educational way. "Images from Native Life" delicately and aesthetically intertwines actual Native American Indian baskets with photos of Chukchansi Yokuts Indians who practiced the craft of basket weaving in the pioneer days of Kern County. More
Posted: 1/18/05; 12:48:25 PM | Permalink(#)


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