Text transcribed from caption: C-30813 INDIAN BASKETS FOR CHURCH COLLECTIONS PHOENIX, Ariz. -- These bright, colorful baskets, made by Indian women at nearby reservations, are used in Sunday collections by St. Mary’s Catholic church in Phoenix. The sturdy baskets are made of ocotillo and other cactus plants in various intricate designs. Members of the parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society also use the baskets for monthly collections outside the church to raise funds for work among the poor. Shown with the baskets is Leonard Damiani, a church usher and physical education director for St. Mary’s elementary school. The parish is run by the Franciscan Fathers who also serve Indian reservations in Arizona. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HFU-PHO-4A-64-NAB)

Unger, Henry F. (photographer)

1964

still image

photographs

negative : black-and-white ; 7 x 5 inches

Religious News Service--Archives.
Damiani, Leonard.
Catholic Church.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Franciscans.

Indian reservations--Arizona--Phoenix.
Indigenous peoples--Arizona--Phoenix.
Basketwork--Arizona--Phoenix.
Collection boxes (Fund raising equipment)--Arizona--Phoenix.

Arizona
Phoenix.
Phoenix (Ariz.)
Gila River Indian Reservation (Ariz.)
North and Central America--United States--Arizona--Maricopa--Phoenix

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Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.

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RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30813; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA

RNS-RG1_C-30813

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