This undated earthenware bowl was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer (b. 1921), a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
This undated white oak “vase” basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Mary Ellen Queen. It is made in the shape of a Greek amphora with large flared handles on either side. Such non-traditional “fancy” baskets were made to sell or trade...
This letter to Frances Goodrich at Allanstand Cottage Industries was written by Allen Eaton and dated June 27, 1928. It was written on Russell Sage Foundation letterhead, where Eaton was working and through which he was introduced to the Craft...
This is a traditional Appalachian basket made in the 1890s by an unknown maker. The shallow circular area is woven from white oak. The handle is split and wrapped. This basket form may was traditionally used to gather fruit or flowers.
This mat was woven by Alice Pratt (1899-1990), a weaver from Buncombe County, North Carolina who was actively producing and selling her woven good from the 1930s until the latter half of the 20th century. This table mat was made more recently, but...
Frances Goodrich collected samples of regional hand weaving. This one done by an unknown weaver and was probably made in the 1910s or 1920s. It has a label sewn on it which reads: "Fragment of Counterpane, Broken Dimity. Buncombe Co." Dimity is...
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 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) 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...
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 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...
Baskets like this one were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the stored goods to remain dry. Large baskets that taper inward like this one were often used to store corn....
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 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...
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 undyed white oak storage basket was made by Emma Taylor. The basket's date is unknown. Its base is slightly rectangular and tapers to a circular top. The white oak splits were not dyed leaving the basket its natural color. Emma Squirrel...
This undated white oak wall basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver, Pauline Taylor Junaluska. The white oak was dyed with yellowroot and walnut to achieve its contrasting colors. The basket is of ribbed construstion and is held on the wall by...
