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Open-weave juncus baskets
Luis Rodriguez, below, is a student in master basketweaver Abe Sanchez’s whole rod juncus basketweaving class at the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Luis is also the museum’s Education Specialist for t… more →
Deborah Small's Ethnobotany Blog
Full Moon and Juncus Gathering
rose ramirez wrote 3 weeks ago: Well the theory is that juncus picked during the full moon is the best quality. In fact, most of the … more →
open-weave juncus baskets
deborah small wrote 4 weeks ago: Luis Rodriguez, below, is a student in master basketweaver Abe Sanchez’s whole rod juncus basketweav … more →
Dragonfly Lecture / Dorothy Ramon Learning Center
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deborah small wrote 1 month ago: On October 19, Rose Ramirez and I are giving a presentation about our ethnobotany project at the Dor … more →
prickly pear / tuna juice processing
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deborah small wrote 1 month ago: I love this painting, El Tunero, or Prickly Pear Gatherer, by Fernando Castillo, 1937. Only a few of … more →
mojave yucca / pinyon pine sap
deborah small wrote 2 months ago: As I was wandering around with my camera, un-mindfully it turns out, I walked into the bayonet-sharp … more →
Edwina Freeman splits Rhus trilobata
deborah small wrote 8 months ago: Edwina Freeman, Chumash basketweaver, splits Rhus trilobata, or sumac, into three pieces to be used … more →
Joe Moreno and Minnie Tafoya gather Rhus trilobata
deborah small wrote 10 months ago: Saturday, January 30. Fieldtrip with Rose Ramirez, Joe Moreno, Minnie Tafayo, and Ray Tafayo to gath … more →
Contemporary Southern California Ethnobotany
deborah small wrote 11 months ago: Bill Madrigal is pictured in the poster below harvesting the seeds of Salvia carduaceae, or thistle … more →
Rose hips / Rosa californica / chokecherries
deborah small wrote 1 year ago: On Sunday, Rose Ramirez, Abe Sanchez, and Marian Walkingstick travelled in the San Diego County back … more →
teodora cuero gathering woolly blue curls
deborah small wrote 1 year ago: I ask this little plant to keep growing with its little green leaves and its juicy stems, so that it … more →
Gathering Chia Seeds
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deborah small wrote 1 year ago: Monica Madrigal gathering seeds of thistle chia on the Cahuilla Reservation. She is using a seedbeat … more →
