Lela Solomon, Elderflower basket
Lela Solomon
Choctaw
Date
1973
Classification
Basket
Dimensions
14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Accession Number
2018.35.35.88
Credit
Gift of Carol and Don Tallman
Memo / Artist Statement
Most of the older Choctaw weavers learned the skill by observing their Parents or grandparent weave baskets. They learned the skill because they wanted to learn it, not because they were told that they should learn it. There was no active 'teaching of the skill by the parents or grandparents. Most of the weavers learned the skill at a very early age, usually around ten or eleven years. Lela Solomon stated, "I started making baskets when I was still very young, so whenever I wanted to make what I wanted,
to make, I was very pleased to make them even if it's not that good."
C.Reeves (1982). By the Work of Our Hands.https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED226920.pdf
to make, I was very pleased to make them even if it's not that good."
C.Reeves (1982). By the Work of Our Hands.https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED226920.pdf