Panamint Shoshone Basketry

Plot

Offers a look at the diverse Panamint Shoshone basket styles which had emerged from the desert valleys, focusing on nine of the early basket makers whose work best reflected their various regions. Also provides a view of the harsh environment that had shaped the basket makers' lives, and a glimpse of their colorful patrons who were a part of that time and place (Death Valley). The Panamint Shoshone basketry was a significant art form, one that both celebrated California's northern desert, and enriched the cultural heritage of our nation.