Hopi coil basket with butterfly pattern. Regina Kagenveama from Second Mesa is the weaver of this butterfly motif basket. The basket measures 10.5” x 10.5”.
Basket weavers on Second Mesa are known for their Hopi coil baskets. The baskets are woven by wrapping fibrous material around a single piece, usually yucca. The art of basket making is usually passed from one generation to the next. These baskets are woven in patterns important to the Hopi: corn, Kachinas, animals, and other Hopi patterns.
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About the artist
Regina Kagenveama
Hopi basket weaver Regina Kagenveama was born 1956 at Keams Canyon in Arizona. She is from the Bearstep/Spider Clan and resides at Shungopavy Village (2nd Mesa.)
Regina is from a family of basket weavers: maternal granddaughter of Josie Tyma; daughter of Gladys Kagenweama; sister of Retta Lou Adams. Regina learned the art of basket weaving from her grandmother & mother and is a full tine weaver. She has been weaving since she was 13 years old. Her large baskets with Kachina patterns are a favorite of collectors and have won many awards.
Regina is one of the few fulltime basket weavers.
Where baskets were once a common item among all tribes, the art has now disappeared among many Native Americans, and the handful of weavers that continue this ancient craft are few and far between.
Hopi basket weavers are considered some of the best in North America.
