This rivercane tray was woven by Rowena Bradley in the double weave technique, making a tight basket. Double weave baskets are sometimes waterproof. Trays such as these were used to store dried foodstuffs or small possessions. The rivercane...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Rowena Bradley preparing to work on a rivercane basket. On the ground beside her is a pile of rivercane, already cut and split. Born in 1922 in the Swimmer Branch Community of the Qualla...
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...
The rivercane wall mat was made by Rowena Bradley, who was born in the Swimmer Branch Community of the Qualla Indian Boundary, near Cherokee, North Carolina. Butternut was used to achieve the brown color; bloodroot produced the orange. The weave...
In this photograph by Vivienne Roberts, Cherokee basketmakers Nice George and Lucy George Long are shown preparing materials to make baskets. They are in the process of cutting, scraping, and thinning white oak splits or splints into different...
This photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Ella May Sequoyah, wife of Amoneeta Sequoyah with her son, Amoneeta, Jr. and her daughter, Rachel Lydia Sequoyah. The rivercane purse basket on Mrs. Sequoyah's arm, also called a "shopper," is typical of...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee potters John Henry and Louise Bigmeat Maney. Louise Bigmeat (1932-2001) was born a member of the Paint Clan, raised on Wrights Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, and was taught how...
In 1923 Clementine Douglas (1893-1967) was wrestling with the decision of whether to stay with her friend, Helen Wilmer Stone at the Weaving Shop in Saluda, North Carolina or to take a job with the Asheville Normal School (also known as the...
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 1970 exhibition of “Basketry by Lucy George.” The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Lucy George dipping a coil of honeysuckle vine into a dye bath. Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a well-known Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in honeysuckle basketry. She was born...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Lucy George beginning to weave a honeysuckle basket. She is surrounded by baskets that she made. Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a well-known Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Lucy George at the opening of the exhibition, “Basketry by Lucy George.” The 1970 exhibition was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, an artisan cooperative in Cherokee, North...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Lucy George removing a coil of honeysuckle vine from a dye bath. Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a well-known Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in honeysuckle basketry. She was born...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Lucy George beginning to weave a honeysuckle basket. George is laying out a white oak framework; she will weave the honeysuckle vine over that. Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a...
Rachel Taylor (1922-1981) was born into a family of basket weavers. Her mother was Julia Ned Taylor (1902-1991), an elder and traditional teacher among Cherokee basket weavers. Julia Taylor taught her four daughters how make baskets and all...
This clay sculpture of a mother and child was formed from natural clay that has been slip-cast. The piece was made by Amanda Crowe (1928-2004), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who is best known for figurative sculptures carved in wood. ...
This honeysuckle mat was woven by Lucy Nola George (1897-1978), a well-known Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in honeysuckle basketry. She was born Lucy Nola in 1897. Raised in the Birdtown community, her father was George Squirrel. Her...
Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;...
Amy opens the show with words about snow and sisters. Doreyl interviews Ginny McAfee from Black Mountain who sings "It’s Gonna Snow Tonight," a song written by her mother, Brenda. Amy talks with Pam Dengler, a musician and music instructor in...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Teachers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County;
Amy begins the show with her story "Daddy Waltzed with Mother." Then Doreyl’s guest, Fran Cargill from Franklin, sings "Amazing Grace" in the Cherokee language, followed by a rendition of the song from the Nikwasi Dulcimer Players; Cargill shares...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs --...
A show full of memories and nostalgia: Doreyl and Amy talk about growing up in Western North Carolina and how it affected them later in life. Mountain Faith from Sylva sings "The Music of the Mountains," and Ginny McAfee from Black Mountain sings...
