On this edition of Your Call, we discuss Breaking Traditions, Saving Traditions: Elsie Allen and the Legacy of Pomo Basketry, which is on permanent display at the Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum.
Elsie Allen, Rose Aguilar's great-grandmother, became a well known basketweaver in her later years. The collection also includes baskets from 26 other Pomo weavers. It is the only Pomo Basket collection known to have been formed by a weaver.
Guests:
Dan Aguilar, grandson of Elsie Allen
Linda Aguilar, granddaughter of Elsie Allen
Silver Galleto, founding member of the Pomo Weavers Society
Web Resources:
Interview with Elsie Allen, 1980
The Press Democrat: Legendary Pomo basket maker Elsie Allen defied tradition to preserve it
KQED: The Pomo Woman Who Fought to Preserve Native American Heritage
Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum: Roles, Rules & Responsibility: Northern California Two-Spirit Weavers
