BASKET START

Coiled juncus basket start in progress, woven by Kumeyaay basketweaver, Aurelia Ojeda Melendrez.

The basket she is holding will be about 14 inches when finished. Aurelia has been working on it about two weeks, full time. The coiled basket will have a large black rattlesnake on it when finished. The basket is made of split dyed and undyed juncus on a bundled grass foundation.

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