National Museum of the American Indian

California Indian Basketweavers Association Poster Collection, 1992-2010

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.063
Creators:
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Dates:
1992-2010
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
13 Posters
Repository:
The California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA) is a nonprofit organization formed in 1992 in Woodland, California. CIBA's goal is "to preseve, promote, and perpetuate California Indian basket weaving traditions while providing a healthy physical, social, spiritual, and economic environment for basketweavers." CIBA holds an annual gathering for weavers to show their work, share techniques and stories and provide support to one another. This collection consists of 13 posters from the CIBA annual gatherings from 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003 and 2005 through 2010. There is also one poster from the California Statewide Traditional Gathering Policy. Several of these posters are signed by Deborah McConnell (Yurok/Quinault/Hoopa) who is the Northwestern California Field Director for CIBA.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 13 posters from the CIBA annual gatherings from 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003 and 2005 through 2010. There is also one poster from the California Statewide Traditional Gathering Policy. Several of these posters are signed by Deborah McConnell (Yurok/Quinault/Hoopa) who is the Northwestern California Field Director for CIBA.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The posters are organized chronologically.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA) is a nonprofit organization formed in 1991 in Woodland, California. CIBA's goal is "to preseve, promote, and perpetuate California Indian basket weaving traditions while providing a healthy physical, social, spiritual, and economic environment for basketweavers." CIBA holds an annual gathering for weavers to show their work, share techniques and stories and provide support to one another.

Administration

Author
Rachel Menyuk
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The CIBA poster collection was donated to the museum by Marian Kaminitz in 2010.
Processing Information
Processed by Rachel Menyuk, Archives Technician in 2013.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Conditions Governing Use
Restricted: For study purposes only; copies not available.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Posters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indian basket makers -- California -- Congresses Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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