This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany an exhibition of baskets by Carol Welch held in the fall of 1977. The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch working on a basket. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Her aunt, Eva Bradley, was also a...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts an outdoor display of baskets by Carol Welch. The display was photographed for the exhibition “Baskets of the Woods”, which was held in the fall of 1977. The exhibitions were held at...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak purse basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an accomplished...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The basket's pattern is called the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith...
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...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch, utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Its pattern is the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith Welch was the...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is called Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak purse basket by Carol Welch. The basket has white oak drop handles and is woven in the Stairway to Heaven design, a design more common to rivercane basketry. Carol Smith Welch...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of Carol Welch with examples of her baskets. These baskets are white oak, but woven utilizing the rivercane technique. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an...
This undated photograph was made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and shows a white oak planter basket that was made by Carol Welch. This basket utilizes techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane, and the pattern is called the...
This undated photograph was made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and shows white oak purse baskets that were made by Carol Welch. These baskets utilize techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The patterns are, left to right,...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen...
This undated photograph is of Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch with examples of her baskets. These baskets are white oak, but woven utilizing the rivercane technique. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, who was also an...
This display photograph is of a rivercane basket woven in a Peace Pipe design by Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, who was also an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Welch's aunt, Eva...
Born in Pelzer, South Carolina, Martha Coffee came to the Brasstown area in 1930 and learned to carve from Murrial Martin, woodcarving instructor at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Coffee sold her carvings through the school's woodcarving...
This photograph depicts Dexter Dockery and wife Hazel Dockery carving in their home. Dexter learned to carve under Murray Martin and Jack Hall at the John C. Campbell Folk School. After years of sanding Dexter's carvings, Hazel learned to carve...
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...
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 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...
