Video: Dat-so-la-lee - Queen of the Washoe Basketmakers

Dat-so-la-lee or Louise Kizer, was the queen of the Washoe basketmakers. Not only was Dat-so-la-lee queen of the Washoe basketmakers, but her baskets are the most priceless and most expensive baskets in the world. Her baskets are coveted by collecters as some of the best Indian baskets ever made. She was one of the most famous California and Nevada Great Basin Native American Indian basket weavers in the world. She resided around Lake Tahoe and Carson City. Her house was turned into a historical landmark in Carson City Nevada. Each Indian basket design has a meaning and a name.