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“Beginning of Life” Basket turquoise-mine_pilot-mountain grounding the scene in aThis hand coiled Navajo basket by Sally Black is made entirely from traditional sumac. The yellow ring at the center represents the roots of the sacred corn plant, with a green corn stalk growing upward from those roots. This image of growth from a sacred foundation symbolizes a new beginning emerging from the traditional past. Sally created this design during a turning point in her life, using it as a metaphor for her own new phase as a weaver and