Horace Kephart's box (a) cardboard box - top (a1) and bottom (b1) with metal reinforcement corners; with ''ONE No. 1918 Wardway Food Chopper Montgomery Ward and Co. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth St. Paul...
Horace Kephart's box_(a) cardboard box - top (a1) and bottom (b1) with metal reinforcement corners; with ''ONE No. 1918 Wardway Food Chopper Montgomery Ward and Co. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth St. Paul...
Horace Kephart's box_(a) cardboard box - top (a1) and bottom (b1) with metal reinforcement corners; with "ONE No. 1918 Wardway Food Chopper Montgomery Ward and Co. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth St. Paul...
Horace Kephart's box (a) cardboard box - top (a1) and bottom (b1) with metal reinforcement corners; with "ONE No. 1918 Wardway Food Chopper Montgomery Ward and Co. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth St. Paul...
This trammel was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. A trammel is used for measuring large circles or arcs and consists of a rectangular piece of wood with movable metal points. The points can be loosened or...
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...
This handbag was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The handbag was made of natural cornhusks with a zipper fabric pocket inside and has two handles attached by plastic "O" rings and a string latch.
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...
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 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 basket lid is listed as a separate basket in Qualla Arts and Crafts Artifact Collection inventory. It was made by Lottie Queen Stamper and fits onto a deeper basket, QACM_1992_069. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store...
This undated basket by Lottie Queen Stamper is listed separately from its lid in the Qualla Arts and Crafts Artifact Collection inventory - the lid identifier is QACM_1992_048. Stamper is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. Lidded baskets...
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...
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 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 market basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Bessie Long. The flat-bottomed rectangular basket is made with white oak. Market baskets of this shape and size were traditionally used to transport agricultural products, to gather...
This undated large storage basket was made by an unknown basket weaver. The basket is rectangular, made with white oak splits, and has a handle at each side. Baskets of this shape and size were used for laundry or to store clothing. The basket...
