This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a display of craft objects at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. A variety of Cherokee craft traditions includes pottery, baskets, and woodwork. In the upper right are a series of carved...
This undated photograph of Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch shows her preparing white oak splits to use in weaving a basket. Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not...
Annie Wolfe James was born in 1936 into a family of basket weavers. Her mother was Minda Wolfe (Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe, 1897-1983). Her aunt, Alice Sequoyah Walkingstick demonstrated basketry at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. She and her...
This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of Cherokee basket weaver Minda Wolfe. Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983) was part an active basket weaving family. Her sister, Alice Sequoyah Walkingstick demonstrated basketry at the...
This photograph shows Ethelyn Conseen standing at the entrance of the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., a Cherokee artisan cooperative run for and by members of the Eastern Band. Conseen holds a rivercane basket. The image was made by...
This photograph shows, from left to right, Edmund Youngbird, Lana Gudger, Joan Mondale, and Mrs. Robert B. Morgan. Youngbird was a Cherokee basket weaver and member of Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual. Lana Gudger was the wife of Vonno Lamar Gudger,...
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 photograph of Cherokee basket weavers Eva Wolfe (left) and Emma Taylor (right) was made by photographer Robert Amberg. Most likely the date of this image is 1989, the year that both women presented with a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award by...
Rachel Taylor (1922-1981) was born into a family of basket weavers. Her mother was Julia Ned Taylor (1902-1991), an elder and traditional teacher among Cherokee basket weavers. Julia Taylor taught her four daughters how make baskets and all...
The rivercane wall mat was made by Rowena Bradley, who was born in the Swimmer Branch Community of the Qualla Indian Boundary, near Cherokee, North Carolina. Butternut was used to achieve the brown color; bloodroot produced the orange. The weave...
This undated photograph of Cherokee baskets was taken by Edward L. DuPuy for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The variety of basket styles and materials in this photograph reflects the many kinds of baskets made by Cherokee craftspeople. The...
This photograph taken by Edward L. DuPuy, Jr. shows a group of Cherokee rivercane doubleweave baskets arranged on a handwoven blanket. Writing on the verso reads: "Taken 1952. Double weave baskets of river cane, drapery showing Road to Soco...
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph of a woodcarving and baskets was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The baskets by Louise Goings are made of honeysuckle and white oak; the horse carved in buckeye wood was...
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph of an array of woodcarvings and baskets was featured on the cover of a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The brochure was printed to accompany an exhibition at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual...
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph of a woodcarving and baskets was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The baskets by Louise Goings are made of honeysuckle and white oak; the pelican carved in cherry wood was...
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...
This rivercane single weave egg basket was made by Annie Ropetwister. Small handled baskets like this one are known as egg baskets, although they were certainly used for other purposes. The egg basket, more often made of white oak, is a typical...
This rivercane shopping basket or market basket, also called a “shopper,” was made by Nancy George Bradley from Painttown, North Carolina. Shopping Baskets like this one were carried to market. The interlocking handle of this shopper is woven...
This small double woven basket with lid was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. Stamper's work was experimental; she sometimes looked to other native traditions in making baskets. This rivercane basket uses...
