Julia F. Parker
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Julia Florence Parker (born February 1928)[1] is a Coast Miwok-Kashaya Pomo basket weaver.
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Born | Julia Florence February 1928 (age 96) Marin County, California, U.S. |
Nationality | Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria |
Education | Lucy Telles, Mabel McKay, Elsie Allen |
Known for | basket weaver |
Movement | indigenous Californian basketry |
Patron(s) | Queen Elizabeth II |
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Parker studied with some of the leading 20th century indigenous Californian basketweavers: Lucy Telles (Yosemite Miwok-Mono Lake Paiute); Mabel McKay, (Cache Creek Pomo-Patwin) and Elsie Allen (Cloverdale Pomo). Over the last 40 years, Parker has become one of the preeminent Native American basket makers in California. She is a respected elder of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and long-time resident of Yosemite Valley.[2]
Parker is prolific artist, teacher, and storyteller.