While it is not known who made this undated basket, it is a fine example of a traditional rivercane double weave typical of Eastern Band Cherokee. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave...
While it is not known who made this basket, it is a fine example of a traditional rivercane double weave typical of Eastern Band Cherokee. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern name of this color image is Original Governor’s Garden. While the source of the name Original Governor’s Garden is unknown, one can certainly appreciate the systematic regularity of this pattern reminiscent of a well-planned garden....
This photograph depicts an unidentified man and woman in front of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. Note baskets on view through windows at left. The shop was...
This photograph depicts an unidentified woman sitting on the front porch of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. Note baskets on view through windows at left. The...
This photograph depicts the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a...
This photograph depicts the approach to the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story...
This photograph depicts the sign on the road in front of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The sign reads "Allanstand Cottage Industries, Pioneers." The shop...
This photograph depicts two cars stopped in front of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand,...
This photograph depicts an unidentified woman and a small boy working the dye pot outside the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the...
This photograph depicts an unidentified woman and two small boys working the dye pot outside the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- United States
The pattern name of this black and white image is a variation of Original Governor’s Garden with threading mistakes evident. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.1, Weaver's choice, Benton Co., Ark." Coverlet pattern names were never...
The pattern name of this color image is a variation of Original Governor’s Garden. The back of this photograph is marked: Rogers, a possible reference to the donor, location, or name of the weaver of this pattern. While the source of the name...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Jewelry making -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Folkmoot USA (Festival);...
Amy tells the story “Daddy Waltzed With Mother,” accompanied by “The Blue Danube Waltz.” (The old Irish song "Twilight is Stealing," performed by Tuckasegee’s Spirit-Filled Trio, follows her story.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl welcomes...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Cleveland County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Cleveland County;
Doreyl interviews singer-songwriter Paul Cataldo of Black Mountain who sings an original song entitled "Home." Amy welcomes Roger Chapman from Lawndale, NC, who tells the story of "Redbone Willy.” The show ends with Chapman’s original song,...
This brief questionnaire was completed by Bessie Lee Blauvelt in January 1943, which describes her work with natural materials. The survey appeared on the back page of the "Highland Highlights", a newsletter published by the Southern Highland...
This 1984 newsletter of the John C. Campbell Folk School features a story on the life of Jack Hall, a "legend at the Folk School." Carving at the young age of 11, Hall was one of the original carvers who produced and sold carvings by the school's...
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 rivercane shopping basket or market basket, also called a “shopper,” was made by Nancy George Bradley from Painttown, North Carolina. Shopping Baskets like this one were carried to market. The interlocking handle of this shopper is woven...
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...
