Native American Basket Weaving Community Education Class Offered
May 7, 2008
Cerro Coso Community College will be offering a specialized class this
summer with Instructor, Mary Louise “Weegie” Claw (Granddaughter of Renowned
Chemehuevi Basket weaver Mary Lou Brown).
“Weegie” Claw is a master basket weaver who creates classic Native American
baskets using split and whole willows, unicorn plant and other local
resources. She teaches traditional basket-making at Arizona Western
College in Parker, AZ.
The Native American Basket weaving class will meet the following dates: June
7, 8, 14, 15, 28, July 5, 12, and 19. There will be no class on June 21.
June 19-22 is the Annual Gathering of the California Indian Basketweavers
Assn in Lemoore, CA. Students are welcome to attend this Gathering with
Instructor at their own expense.
The classes will meet from 1:00pm – 5:00pm at the Tomo-Kahni State Historic
Park in the Native American Resource Center Building, located in Sand Canyon
12 miles east of Tehachapi, CA. The fee for the class is $200.
Tuition payment is due before 10:00am June 7, 2008. This is a non-credit
class.
Since some classes include a trip into the mountains for gathering
materials, it is important that students arrive at the Native American
Resource Center 30 minutes early for each class session.
For more information on this Community Education class please call Cerro
Coso Community College at 760-384-6100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760)
384-6230