Nellie Charlie (1867–1965) was a Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi

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. She was born in Lee Vining, California, the daughter of tribal headman Pete Jim, and his wife Patsy, also a basket maker. She married Young Charlie, a Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi man from Yosemite, and they had six children. Her Paiute name was Besa-Yoona. She worked in both traditional and modern basket styles, and participated in the annual Indian Field Days competition in Yosemite in the 1920s. Her daughter, Daisy Mallory, became a prominent weaver. She was among a group of Paiute women who "became known for their exceedingly fine, visually stunning and complex polychrome baskets." Others in this group included Lucy Telles and

Carrie Bethel Carrie McGowan Bethel (18981974) was a Mono Lake Paiute – Kucadikadi (Northern Paiute) basketmaker associated with Yosemite National Park. She was born Carrie McGowan in Lee Vining, California, and began making baskets at age tw ...

. She died in

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, California.

Legacy

One of her baskets covered with

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is in the collection of the

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. This and a more traditional basket she made of

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root were part of an exhibition on the art of Yosemite which appeared at the

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from 2006 to 2008.

Gallery

File:Nellie Charlie basket.jpg, A 1924 basket by Nellie Charlie

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlie, Nellie Native American basket weavers Paiute people Artists from California 1867 births 1965 deaths People from Mono County, California 20th-century American women artists Native American women artists Women basketweavers 20th-century Native Americans 20th-century Native American women Native American people from California

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