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 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 lidded basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch.
Lidded baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight basket; some double weave baskets are even waterproof. The...
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 large storage basket was made by Eva Wolfe, an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the stored goods to...
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 form of the Appalachian region. Baskets such as these were used to...
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...
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...
This large upright storage basket was made by Lizzie “Nannie” Stamper Youngbird (1903-1967), a Cherokee woman of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural...
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 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 double weave storage basket was made by Eva Wolfe, a Cherokee basket weaver who received national honors later in her life. Storage baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight...
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 grouping of white oak baskets was made by Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch. Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not learn this craft through her family. ...
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983). Large baskets of this shape and size were traditionally used to transport agricultural products, to gather vegetables from the field or garden...
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983). Small handled baskets like this one are often used as as egg baskets, although they were certainly used for other purposes. The rounded bottom...
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...
This large upright storage basket was made by Lizzie “Nannie” Stamper Youngbird (1903-1967), a Cherokee woman of western North Carolina. The basket is woven from rivercane using the single weave technique. Baskets such as these were made to...
This large rivercane storage basket was made by Edmund Youngbird (1922-1995). Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the stored goods to remain...
It is not known who made this large rivercane basket. Baskets of this shape and size were used to transport agricultural products. The large basket with handle was probably used to gather vegetables from the field or garden; it could have also...
