Supai Squaw Weaving Basket, Cataract Canyon
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The Supai Indian village is romantically situated in Cataract Canyon, about fifty miles west of Grand Canyon and about one hundred miles from Williams, Arizona, surrounded by crags, cliffs and mountains. While the Supai woman may not be regarded as exceptionally proficient in the art of basket making, she at least has the distinction of being the the only one to cook meat, seeds and mush in coiled willow trays, lined with clay. Their baskets are in three forms, the burden basket, the bowl-like tray and a willow water bottle covered with pinon pitch.
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