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Spider Woman Basket Kit

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ITEM CODE: SWBKW
wholesale price $11.00, suggested retail $21.95

This kit teaches how to weave a wickerwork wall plaque in the style of the Hopi Indians of Third Mesa, Arizona. Hopi weavers make and use this same style basket in weddings and ceremonies throughout the year. Many Hopi people believe that their ancestral spirit Spider Woman taught the people how to weave, and that she weaves the rain clouds that nourish the people's crops. Spider Woman is very important to both the Hopi and Navajo Indians of the Southwest. We named our kit in honor of Spider Woman and her good blessings on the Earth. The kit contains rattan reed, natural and non-toxic dyed hemp twine, non-toxic dyed raffia, a tapestry needle and a 16-page easy-to-follow, illustrated instruction booklet.

Makes an attractive 7" wall plaque for decorative use only. For ages 12 and up as the weaving takes some motivation, time and patience.