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Home PageFINGERWEAVING PRESENTATION AT VAN METER STATE PARK IS OCT. 13
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., OCT. 5, 2007 -- A presentation and demonstration on the American Indian craft of fingerweaving will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Van Meter State Park near Miami, Mo. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the program begins at 10 a.m. in Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center at the park. The event is free and open to the public.
The craft of fingerweaving will be discussed and demonstrated by William Stogsdill, Ph.D., an enrolled member of the Delaware tribe of western Oklahoma, and Robert Austin, author of a manual on fingerweaving. There are different styles of fingerweaving and visitors are invited to learn about these different styles. Interface or net weaving is a true American Indian craft. American Indians, circa 1715, borrowed warp face weaving from the French. Interface weaving began to decline after the warp face became fashionable and was adopted by the northeast and northern tribes. The warp face allowed for more patterns. As beads were added, the weaving became even more decorative.
Van Meter State Park is located 12 miles northwest of Marshall on Highway 122. For more information, contact the park at 660-886-7537 or the Missouri Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information about Missouri state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com.
