Mamie Gregory was born in 1867 and lived at Indian
Gardens, near Darwin. In the beginning she made elegant storage
vessels and used the step design, but after her move into the mining
town of Old Coso, she started making small gift baskets. She was
later named "Madame Butterfly" for her butterfly designed
baskets. She died in 1947.
All info and pictures were taken from Eva
Slater's book
PANAMINT SHOSHONE BASKETRY An American Art Form
Available
here!
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