Dolly Barnes learned how to weave from her late mother, renowned basket maker Molly Neptune Parker.
Dolly weaves flowers onto her basket covers, in the tradition of her mother and grandmother. This tradition has been followed by other members of the family. It is wonderful to see a family tradition carried on and extended through the future.
This basket, with red and brown as well as natural colored ash, has a sweetgrass hoop in addition to the flowers on the cover. It also has small feet on the base, a feature that is not common on Ms. Barnes's baskets.
