A rectangular woven mat made of brown and tan strips of material hangs vertically against a light-colored wall. The strips are interlaced, creating a varied checkerboard pattern.

Apr

23

Cedar Bark Mat Weaving Demonstration

$

Apr

23

Cedar Bark Mat Weaving Demonstration

by Cedar Bark Mat Weaving Demonstration

$

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Date & Time

April 23

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Venue
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street
Salem
, MA
01970
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About this Event

Join artist Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) for a demonstration of the Native American art practice of weaving a mat from the inner bark of a cedar tree. After the session, see her nature-based artworks featured in the Knowing Nature exhibition. James-Perry, a restoration ecologist, will also discuss how she sustainably harvests and prepares natural materials from the forest, including plant dyes, for her artworks.

Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) engages with Northeastern Woodlands Native cultural expressions, primarily in sculptural forms of wampum shell carving, twined basketry and bead making, with connections to identity and sovereignty, maritime traditions and restorative Native gardening.

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