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Jennifer Malone (Mentor) and Destiny Treglown (Apprentice) gathering sour-berry sticks for basket weaving
Jennifer Malone
Wukchumi basket Weaving
Jennifer Malone (Wukchumni) of Tulare uses the traditional art of basket weaving to share the Wuchumni language with her family and community. Malone, a self-described “language weaver,” learned her ancestral language from her mother, Marie Wilcox. Jenifer has been weaving for 25 years, having learned from Beatrice Wilcox, her grandmother who was a master weaver. The Wukchumni are part of the broader Yokut Tribe of California, which consists of 50 smaller Tribes. The Wukchumni once had a population of 50,000 people. Today, there are less than 250 Tribal members.
Apprenticeship Program
2024
Jennifer Malone (Wukchumni) returns to the Apprenticeship Program to mentor Destiny Treglown (Wukchumni/Yokuts) in the tradition of Wukchumni basketweaving. From the gathering of natural materials, processing of materials, and the weaving process, this apprenticeship will be an immersive experience conducted in the Wukchumni language.
Jennifer Malone (Wukchumni, Tachi, Yowlumni) comes from a long line of basketweavers, including her grandmother, Beatrice Arancis, and her mother, Marie Wilcox. Jennifer is an active basketry teacher, has partnered with and displayed at many community events, and is a board member of the California Indian Basketweavers Association. Jennifer is a former participant in ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program, working with master artist Clara Charlie.
In 2011, Jennifer received support from ACTA’s Development Program to accompany two of her students to the California Indian Basketweavers Association’s annual gathering.