United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak purse basket by Carol Welch. The basket has white oak drop handles and is woven in the Stairway to Heaven design, a design more common to rivercane basketry. Carol Smith Welch...
This four-page brochure was made to accompany a 1973 exhibition of basketry by Helen Smith. In an unbroken chain of tradition, Smith’s baskets are positioned between those of her mother, Eva Calhoun Bradley, and those made by her daughter, Carol...
This double woven maple tray was made by Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007). The pattern, made from bloodroot or yellowroot dyes, is an example of the Flowing Water (or Flowing River) design shown on the interior of the tray as two intersecting...
This double weave lidded basket was made by Rowena Bradley, a third generation Cherokee basket weaver. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight basket; some double weave...
Although its maker is not known, the form, material, technique, and pattern are typical of Cherokee basketry. Traditionally, trays such as these were used to hold foodstuffs and household goods. To make this tray, the basket weaver used a complex...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Stamper, Lottie Queen, 1907-1987;
This lidded doubleweave rivercane basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The basket is modeled after an 18th century Cherokee basket in the collection of the British Museum. In...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch working on a basket. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Her aunt, Eva Bradley, was also a...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts an outdoor display of baskets by Carol Welch. The display was photographed for the exhibition “Baskets of the Woods”, which was held in the fall of 1977. The exhibitions were held at...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak purse basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an accomplished...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The basket's pattern is called the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph depicts white oak purse baskets that were made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The pattern is called the Chief’s Heart. Carol Smith Welch...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch, utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Its pattern is the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith Welch was the...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is called Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of Carol Welch with examples of her baskets. These baskets are white oak, but woven utilizing the rivercane technique. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol;
This undated photograph was made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and shows a white oak planter basket that was made by Carol Welch. This basket utilizes techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane, and the pattern is called the...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol;
This undated photograph was made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and shows white oak purse baskets that were made by Carol Welch. These baskets utilize techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The patterns are, left to right,...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Welch, Carol;
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen...
This undated photograph is of Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch with examples of her baskets. These baskets are white oak, but woven utilizing the rivercane technique. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, who was also an...
This display photograph is of a rivercane basket woven in a Peace Pipe design by Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, who was also an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Welch's aunt, Eva...
Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007) was a Cherokee basket weaver who was proficient in white oak, honeysuckle, and rivercane basketry, including the double weave technique. She also did pottery, beadwork, and finger weaving. Growing up in the Big...
