Nellie Charlie
Kucadikadi basket weaver from California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nellie Charlie (1867–1965) was a Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi basketmaker associated with Yosemite National Park. She was born in Lee Vining, California, the daughter of tribal headman Pete Jim, and his wife Patsy, also a basket maker. She married Young Charlie, a Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi man from Yosemite, and they had six children. Her Paiute name was Besa-Yoona.[1]
Nellie Charlie | |
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Born | Besa-Yoona 1867 |
Died | 1965 (aged 97–98) |
Nationality | Kucadikadi |
Education | Self-taught |
Known for | Basket weaving |
She worked in both traditional and modern basket styles, and participated in the annual Indian Field Days competition in Yosemite in the 1920s. Her daughter, Daisy Mallory, became a prominent weaver.[2]
She was among a group of Paiute women who "became known for their exceedingly fine, visually stunning and complex polychrome baskets."[3] Others in this group included Lucy Telles and Carrie Bethel.
She died in Bishop, California.