These documents pertain to the life and work of Mrs. C.G. Hodges (first name unknown), who specialized in making Colonial Knot bedspreads, also called candle wicking, with elaborate fringes. Included are the transcript of an interview of Mrs....
This photograph, taken around 1935, shows Sally and Clarence Fleming carving on the porch of their house in Brasstown, North Carolina. The Flemings were known for their whimsical carved animals; Sally specialized in pigs with curly tails. They...
Sue McClure was a carver who specialized in animal carvings and preferred to use apple wood. These carved possums, however, are made from walnut, a particularly difficult wood to carve. McClure learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School...
This shopping basket, a double weave rivercane basket with a white oak handle, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1968. The 18" high basket is made...
This two-handled purse basket, or "shopper" as it is known locally, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969. The 14" high basket was woven in a...
Basket maker Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is shown here working on a double weave rivercane basket in this Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph from 1969.
Living and working in the Big Cove community northeast of Cherokee, Eva Wolfe was a master...
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is shown splitting rivercane in preparation for making a rivercane basket. Wolfe is shown on the porch of her home in Big Cove.
Living...
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is peeling rivercane in preparation for making a rivercane basket. Wolfe is shown on the porch of her house in Big Cove.
Living and...
This undated photograph of Cherokee basket weaver Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) was made by photographer Edward DuPuy. Wolfe is shown working on a single weave rivercane basket on the porch of her home in Big Cove.
Living and working in the Big...
This carved turtle, exact date unknown, was made by Sue McClure and carved from walnut, a particularly difficult wood to carve. Sue McClure was a Brasstown Carver who specialized in animal carvings, although some of her figures--this turtle and a...
These three decorated white oak baskets were made by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002), a master Cherokee basket weaver. Taylor was from the Birdtown community of Cherokee, North Carolina and specialized in white oak baskets. This trio of baskets...
The highly decorated white oak basket in this undated photograph was made by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002), a master Cherokee basket weaver from the Birdtown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. Taylor specialized in weaving white oak...
This white oak basket by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was photographed by Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Taylor was a master Cherokee basket weaver from the Birdtown community in Cherokee, North Carolina who specialized in making white oak...
This white oak basket by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was photographed by Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Taylor was a master Cherokee basket weaver from the Birdtown community in Cherokee, North Carolina who specialized in making white oak...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee basket weaver Edmund Youngbird (1922-1995) with one of his woven rivercane wall hangings. Youngbird was unusual, as basketmaking is traditionally the sphere of women in Cherokee...
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 1975 exhibition of "Basketry by Emma Taylor." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts...
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 1969 exhibition of "Basketry by Eva Wolfe." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual,...
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 four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany a 1978 exhibition of "Basketry by Eva Wolfe." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, an...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany a 1974 exhibition of "Rivercane Basketry by Rowena Bradley." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts...
