Viola Jimulla, weaving a baskett
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Unknown Unknown po2575p.jpg Rose Garden Collection Color 1700-2575-0000 po2575p Postcard 6x9 Photo Collections c. November 1960 Reproduction requires permission. Digital images property of SHM Library & ArchivesDescription
Viola Jimulla (b. 1878 - d. 1966) was born on June 15, 1878. She came to Prescott, Arizona in 1900 and in 1922 became the first Yavapai Indian to be baptized into the Presbyterian Church.
She was a master basket weaver and one of her designs has been adopted by the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe. She served as Chieftess from April 21, 1940 to 1966.
She was instrumental in enlisting the aid of her non-Indian friends, including Senator Carl Hayden, in setting aside the 1,000-acre reservation near Prescott. She died on December 7, 1966.
Post card is located in the Rose Garden Collection, MS-39.
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