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Title	[Member file: Nancy Conseen, Cherokee basket maker]
Creator	Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	unpublished materials
Date of Orginal	1980/1989
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	These documents pertain to the life and work of Cherokee basket maker, Nancy Conseen (1929-1997). Included are a biographical profile written around 1983 and an overview of Conseen's basketry, probably written to accompany and exhibition of Conseen's work in the 1980s. Conseen started making and selling baskets to augment her family's income during the Great Depression. She learned basketmaking from her parents and from Lottie Queen Stamper, another Cherokee basket maker. Conseen is most known for her basket made with honeysuckle vines and white oak splints. She used natural materials to create the dyes used to stain the baskets.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1980s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Membership Records
Inventory Number	SHCG_Mem7_Cons
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	[Member file: Nancy Conseen, Cherokee basket maker]
Creator	Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	unpublished materials
Date of Orginal	1980/1989
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	These documents pertain to the life and work of Cherokee basket maker, Nancy Conseen (1929-1997). Included are a biographical profile written around 1983 and an overview of Conseen's basketry, probably written to accompany and exhibition of Conseen's work in the 1980s. Conseen started making and selling baskets to augment her family's income during the Great Depression. She learned basketmaking from her parents and from Lottie Queen Stamper, another Cherokee basket maker. Conseen is most known for her basket made with honeysuckle vines and white oak splints. She used natural materials to create the dyes used to stain the baskets.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1980s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Membership Records
Inventory Number	SHCG_Mem7_Cons_1
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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