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Special Event

Event

Hopi Basket Weaving, Wood Carving, and Art with Marvene & Nuvadi Dawahoya

Tuzigoot National Monument

Fee:

Free. Free with entrance.

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

6 hours

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Description

Marvene Dawahoya is a Hopi basket weaver from the village of Polacca on First Mesa. Marvene will demonstrate tradition basket weaving; hand made using raw yucca. The process entails weaving the yucca then tying baskets to a traditional wood frame, such as sumac or willow branches, and using commercial dye to paint intricate designs. Nuvadi Dawahoya, from Hopi’s Second Mesa, is a wood carver and will be demonstrating animal figurine carvings made from cottonwood root. These figurines are hand sanded, stained, textured, and painted with natural pigments and acrylic paints. Each figure is completely unique from one another and no two are ever alike.

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

Marvene and Nuvadi
Marvene and Nuvadi
Marvene and Nuvadi Dawahoya at Montezuma Castle demonstrating basket weaving and animal carvings.
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Tags: montezuma castle national monument tuzigoot national monument native american heritage month