Frieda Youhoeoma, Hopi Second Mesa Basket Maker

Artist Frieda Youhoeoma was a weaver from the Hopi village Shipaulovi.  Clouds, corn, and Katsinam were some of her preferred designs. 

A Sun Forehead Clan member, Frieda Youhoeoma was born in 1939 and became active in the 1950s and continued making baskets until her passing in 2001.  She learned the art of basketry from her mother, Alta Seyesnema, and passed her knowledge along to her own daughters. 

Frieda is included in Helga Teiwes’ book Hopi Basket Weaving: Artistry in Natural Fibers, pages 110-112.

This basket is featured on page 85 of Gregory Schaaf’s American Indian Baskets 1: 1,500 Artist Biographies.  Frieda Youhoeoma image is courtesy Antonio Ferretti in this book.

Relative Links: Hopi Pueblo, Native American Baskets