This 1937 photograph of Nancy Bradley was made Chattanooga photographer W. M. Cline. Bradley is shown holding a rivercane basket in her lap. Few baskets made by Nancy Bradley are known to exist, although word of her work is legendary. Both her...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Rowena Bradley preparing to work on a rivercane basket. On the ground beside her is a pile of rivercane, already cut and split. Born in 1922 in the Swimmer Branch Community of the Qualla...
This undated photograph of Nancy Bradley was made Chattanooga photographer W. M. Cline. Bradley is shown holding four rivercane baskets. Few baskets made by Nancy Bradley are known to exist, although word of her work is legendary. Both her...
It is not known who made this undated historic photograph of Nancy Bradley working out-of-doors in front of her home. Surrounded by piles of rivercane with which to make baskets, Bradley is shown trimming the cane. Few baskets made by Nancy...
This rivercane tray was woven by Rowena Bradley in the double weave technique, making a tight basket. Double weave baskets are sometimes waterproof. Trays such as these were used to store dried foodstuffs or small possessions. The rivercane...
This storage basket was made by Nancy George Bradley, an accomplished basket weaver from the Swimmer Branch community on the Qualla Indian Boundary. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The...
Cherokee craftworker Rowena Bradley is shown in this photograph surrounded by baskets that she made. In her lap are strips of rivercane, the material that she used to construct the baskets. To the left is a very large single weave basket; the...
Cherokee craftworker Rowena Bradley is shown in this undated photograph, weaving a rivercane basket held in her lap. To keep the cane pliable, she soaks it in a bucket of water. Two unfinished baskets sit beside her. The basket pattern at left...
This rivercane tray was made by Cherokee basket weaver, Rowena Bradley in 1982. Traditionally, trays such as these were used to hold foodstuffs and household goods. To make this tray, Bradley used a complex double weave technique that results in...
This rivercane tray was made by Cherokee basket weaver, Rowena Bradley in 1982. Traditionally, trays such as these were used to hold foodstuffs and household goods. To make this tray, Bradley used a complex double weave technique that results in...
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...
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 Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a double weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The basket is woven with a different pattern on the inside and outside of the basket. The photograph is labeled,...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a double weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The basket is woven in a pattern known as Flowing Water. The photograph is labeled, "A doubleweave rivercane...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The large basket was begun from a square base and woven outward before tapering in to a circular reinforced rim....
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane purse basket made by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley in 1974. The basket is woven in a pattern known as Peace Pipes. The photograph is labeled, "A purse...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane basket made in 1973 by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The large basket was begun from a square base and woven outward before tapering in to a circular...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane basket that was made in 1973 by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The large basket was begun from a square base and woven outward before tapering in to a...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a double weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The basket is woven with a different pattern on the inside and outside of the basket. The photograph is labeled,...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany a 1974 exhibition of "Rivercane Basketry by Rowena Bradley." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts...
