This is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Lottie Queen Stamper conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Basket maker Julia Taylor also participated in the interview. Stamper lived in Cherokee, N.C. on the Qualla...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. In this photograph, by an unknown photographer, Stamper demonstrates her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg,...
This photograph, taken by Vivienne Roberts, shows Lottie Stamper teaching a basketry class in 1950. In 1954 the Cherokee Training School was changed from a boarding institution to a day school, and students were bused to Cherokee High School. ...
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...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this photograph, made for the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Stamper is shown making a rivercane basket in the double weave technique. A double weave basket is...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this photograph, made for the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Stamper is shown making a rivercane basket in the double weave technique. A double weave basket is...
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 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...
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 storage basket with a flared top edge was made by Lizzie Youngbird, a Cherokee basket weaver of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. Large baskets that taper...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this undated photograph by an unknown photographer, Stamper is shown carving an interlock handle for a white oak basket. In the background is a young girl working...
This storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee’s best-known basket weavers. Using rivercane, the basket was woven upwards from a square base and tapers to a circular rim. Walnut hulls were used to dye the cane to achieve...
This tall storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee’s best-known basket weavers. It is dyed with walnut, giving the rivercane splits their brown color. Using rivercane in the single weave technique, weaving begins from a...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer, Stamper demonstrates her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. She demonstrated her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer,...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. She demonstrated her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer,...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. She demonstrated her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer,...
This storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. It is dyed with walnut, giving the rivercane splits their brown color. Using rivercane in the single weave technique, the weaving begins from a...
This program for the 1950 Cherokee Indian Fair is 64 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 of that year. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this undated photograph, Stamper is shown carving an interlock handle for a white oak basket. Born in the Soco community to Levi and Mary Queen, Lottie Queen...
