Hopi basket maker Leslie Randolph Robledo will demonstrate traditional wicker plaque weaving and yucca basket creation at Coronado Historic Site on Saturday as part of the site’s monthly artist demonstration program.
The program, running through October on the last Saturday of each month, highlights artists from New Mexico’s 19 federally recognized Pueblos and Arizona’s 12 Hopi villages.
According to a press release, Robledo, whose Hopi name is Letihepnem (Looking for Foxes), is a member of the Reed Clan from the village of Bacavi. She said she is passionate about preserving the basket weaving tradition for future generations…