News Release

Yucca Processing and Turkey Feather Blanket Demonstration

Date: July 7, 2021
Contact: E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center, [phone]

Cultural Demonstrator Mary Weahkee

New Mexico Office of Archeological Studies

Pecos, NM: Come see for yourself how the Ancestral Puebloans crafted yucca and made turkey feather blankets. Archaeologist Mary Weahkee will demonstrate the traditional art of making yucca sandals or baskets and turkey feather blankets on Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Pecos National Historical Park Visitor Center. She will showcase the creation, processing, and uses of yucca fibers, as well as turkey feather blanket making using traditional tools. Mary Weahkee, a member of both Santa Clara Pueblo and the Comanche Nation is an Assistant Archaeologist for New Mexico’s Office of Archaeological Studies 

For more information, contact Pecos NHP at [phone]. 

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From I-25 N: Take the Pecos/Glorieta Exit, #299. Left onto overpass, right onto Route 50; proceed on Route 50 for eight miles. At the village of Pecos, take a right at the four-way stop onto Route 63. In two miles, the park will be on your right. From I-25 S: Take the Rowe Exit, #307. Follow signs. From Highway 63, the park will be on your left.