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This large-scale mixed media sculpture encloses the stairway to the Pine Plaza, evoking the traditional shapes and weaving patterns of the burden baskets created and carried by Indigenous women throughout the world.Label
The artist of Burden Basket, Kimberly Corinne Deriana, is a Mandan and Hidatsa architectural designer and artist who specializes in sustainable, environmental, Indigenous architecture, housing, and planning. She has transformed this utilitarian tool, traditionally created and carried by Indigenous women throughout the world, into a welcoming and grand portal to Summit. The size and weight of the individual rubber strips required the weaving be done on site with many volunteers to help.