Cedar Bark Mat Weaving Demonstration

When:
Thursday, Apr 23, 2026 11:00a -
3:00p

Where:
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St
Salem, MA 01970

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Admission:
$25.00

Hosted by:
vestasalem Andy Prystai

Categories:
Art, Classes

Event website:
https://eventvesta.com/events/136672/t/tickets

Join artist Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) for a demonstration of the Native American art practice of weaving a mat from the inner bark of a cedar tree. After the session, see her nature-based artworks featured in the Knowing Nature exhibition. James-Perry, a restoration ecologist, will also discuss how she sustainably harvests and prepares natural materials from the forest, including plant dyes, for her artworks.

About our collaborator

Elizabeth James-Perry

Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) engages with Northeastern Woodlands Native cultural expressions, primarily in sculptural forms of wampum shell carving, twined basketry and bead making, with connections to identity and sovereignty, maritime traditions and restorative Native gardening.

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