These three decorated white oak baskets were made by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002), a master Cherokee basket weaver. Taylor was from the Birdtown community of Cherokee, North Carolina and specialized in white oak baskets. This trio of baskets...
his business card and invitation are examples of early promotional materials developed by Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., a Cherokee artisan cooperative run for and by members of the Eastern Band. Located in the town of Cherokee, on the...
This undated basket lid is listed as a separate basket in Qualla Arts and Crafts Artifact Collection inventory. It was made by Lottie Queen Stamper and fits onto a deeper basket, QACM_1992_069. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store...
This undated basket by Lottie Queen Stamper is listed separately from its lid in the Qualla Arts and Crafts Artifact Collection inventory - the lid identifier is QACM_1992_048. Stamper is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. Lidded baskets...
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...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a carved owl made by Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford, who was born in 1940 in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child while still in elementary...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford, who was born in 1940 in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child while still in elementary school; his grandfather...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This four-page brochure was produced to accompany a 1974 exhibition of work by Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford. The exhibit was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and included 21 pieces in cherry, buckeye, walnut, and mahogany. The...
Betty DuPree (1929-2012) was born and raised in Cherokee. After marrying, she left Cherokee to live in the Southwest where she worked in arts and crafts galleries and learned about Native American crafts. Returning to the Qualla Boundary in 1973,...
This shopping basket, a double weave rivercane basket with a white oak handle, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1968. The 18" high basket is made...
Basket maker Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is shown here working on a double weave rivercane basket in this Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph from 1969.
Living and working in the Big Cove community northeast of Cherokee, Eva Wolfe was a master...
This undated photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is of a white oak ribbed basket made by Julia Taylor in 1970. This type of basket is known as a "canoe basket" for its shape. Woven in white oak, the basket is 16" long and was...
This undated photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is of a white oak ribbed basket made by Julia Taylor. This type of white oak basket is traditionally called a “hen” basket; Taylor adapted the form to function as a knitting...
This undated photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is of a white oak ribbed basket made by Julia Taylor. This purse basket illustrates how regional basket weavers adapted traditional techniques to new forms in response to...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the United States Department of Interior, to accompany a 1975 exhibition of "Basketry by Emma Taylor." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the United States Department of Interior, to accompany a 1969 exhibition of "Basketry by Eva Wolfe." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual,...
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 1978 exhibition of "Basketry by Eva Wolfe." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, an...
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...
In this photograph, which is part of a series of four, Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross demonstrates how to prepare white oak for making a basket. After cutting and curing, the oak tree is quartered before the maker begins the process of making...
This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows renowned potter Cora Wahnetah using a paddle to make a design on a piece of her pottery. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986) was also known Cora...
