I got to go to Philbrook Museum in Tulsa today to view a basket exhibit. It had baskets from the early part of the century. I saw Chata baskets, a bullnose or cow nose basket done by Fannie Battiest and a larger basket by Mariella Johnson.I was thrilled when I looked at them.They are baskets I do.A wonderful sense of connection came over me standing there looking at those baskets woven in the first half of the last century.They were beautiful and still useful. I hope that in a hundred years someone picks up one of my baskets and wonders who the Chata Ohoyo was who made it. There was also a Coushatta basket by Cinsie Abbey... The weaver in me was in pure heaven.If any of you have a chance or are close enough to Tulsa to go, it is worth it. Arla
Would like to have seen that, Arla. I would imagine Cenise Abbey is kin to Mr. Bell Abbey who I had the pleasure of knowing. Fine old, honored Coushatta gentleman. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: John & Arla Williams <jaws@crosstel.net> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:22 PM Subject: [CHAHTA] Chata Baskets > > > I got to go to Philbrook Museum in Tulsa today to view a basket exhibit. > It had baskets from the early part of the century. I saw Chata baskets, a > bullnose or cow nose basket done by Fannie Battiest and a larger basket by > Mariella Johnson.I was thrilled when I looked at them.They are baskets I > do.A wonderful sense of connection came over me standing there looking at > those baskets woven in the first half of the last century.They were > beautiful and still useful. > I hope that in a hundred years someone picks up one of my baskets and > wonders who the Chata Ohoyo was who made it. > There was also a Coushatta basket by Cinsie Abbey... > The weaver in me was in pure heaven.If any of you have a chance or are > close enough to Tulsa to go, it is worth it. > Arla > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: > Send msg. to CHAHTA-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >