Name of the quilt: “Eleven Yungyapus and One Tutsaiya" Hopi Wicker and Yucca baskets

Designers: Donna Humetewa Kaye, Pipwungwa clan, the village of Hotevilla, and Linda Visnaw, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Donna Humetewa Kaye : " Having our environment and culture, I've always wanted to create a backdrop with earth tones. There are places here where it's as if a wide paintbrush was loaded with colors and a horizontal brushstroke was used to create the landscape." I also wanted to respect our 3rd mesa basket makers and my sister, who guided me in creating the one tutsaya. Most of all, I'm inspired by each of the ladies who take time out from their busy Hopi lives to help make my vision come to reality. "Askwali!"

Linda Visnaw : "In the past ten years, I have been honored to share my quilting knowledge at the Hopi School, Hopitutuqaki. In return my wonderful Hopi friends have shared with me their, culture, language, traditions, and kindness. "

Quilt Description: Eleven Hopi wicker plaques and one Sifter basket symbol float on a landscape of Hopi homelands; the scenery is made of horizontal strips depicting the sky, mesa, land, water, and green fields. Basket symbols are individual motifs in a variety of shapes and sizes. Each basket symbol is hand-painted and machine-quilted for texture. They are then machine-applied onto the quilt surface. The quilt has gallery binding; there are no borders. There is a large, attached machine-embroidered label with information about the quilters and a computer-printed label with basketry design identification. The quilt also has a matching sleeve for hanging and a machine-embroidered case.