EVA SALAZAR, Kumiai, San Jose de la Zorra

Eva Salazar displays a coiled juncus basket she was weaving in October 2005. The basket has a large unique rattlesnake motif and original tribal designs.

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Materials: Juncus, Black Dyed Juncus, Deergrass Foundation

Basket Maker: Eva Salazar, Kumeyaay, San Diego

EWAA Project

Eva Salazar owned and operated her own Indian store "Shumup Ko Hup" in Old Town San Diego State historic park with Jane Dumas, a respected Kumeyaay elder.

This particular photograph is part of that multimedia project with Able Silvas. She and her brother Fausto Diaz co-stared in the Ewaa video DVD production, released in 2005.

EWAA KICHA PROJECT a special multimedia cultural project in collaboration with the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.

In her store's heyday, Eva represented some 60 indigenous ethographic aboriginal tribal artists:

ARTISTS DIRECTORY A-Z 60 Indigenous artist.

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Village Roots:

Eva comes from a tribal community of famous working professional juncus basket weaving artists:

Indigenous tribal ejido community of tribal juncus basket weavers, a professional on-line multimedia documentary.

Mission Basket pictures by G BALLARD PHOTOGRAPHY, San Diego.