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 large upright storage basket was made by Lizzie “Nannie” Stamper Youngbird (1903-1967), a Cherokee woman of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural...
This storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee’s best-known basket weavers. Using rivercane, the basket was woven upwards from a square base and tapers to a circular rim. Walnut hulls were used to dye the cane to achieve...
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...
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...
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 storage basket was made by Nancy George Bradley, an accomplished basket weaver from the Swimmer Branch community on the Qualla Indian Boundary. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a double weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The basket is woven with a different pattern on the inside and outside of the basket. The photograph is labeled,...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a double weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The basket is woven with a different pattern on the inside and outside of the basket. The photograph is labeled,...
It is not known for certain who made this storage brightly dyed basket in the permanent collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. The basket may have been made by Cherokee basket weaver Lucy George. The basket is honeysuckle woven over white...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a display of craft objects at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The exhibit features a variety of Cherokee craft traditions and showcases the work of reknowned potters, basket makers, and...
This maple storage basket was made by Dinah George. Traditional storage baskets were made to safeguard dry foodstuffs, clothing, and other domestic goods. To maximize their capacity—and minimize the space they occupied—storage baskets were...
This stepback cabinet was made by woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup around 1918. A number of useful features are incorporated in this kitchen furniture item including two flour or meal bins that open to the front, upper storage shelves, a horizontal...
This tall storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee’s best-known basket weavers. It is dyed with walnut, giving the rivercane splits their brown color. Using rivercane in the single weave technique, weaving begins from a...
This small double woven basket with lid was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. Stamper's work was experimental; she sometimes looked to other native traditions in making baskets. This rivercane basket uses...
This storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. It is dyed with walnut, giving the rivercane splits their brown color. Using rivercane in the single weave technique, the weaving begins from a...
This undated large rivercane storage basket was likely used as a laundry basket. It is large and shallow with small handles at either end. While it is not known who made this basket, the basket was from the Snowbird Community on the Qualla...
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 white oak storage basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch. Dyed with blood root and walnut root, the basket is a combination of darks and the lighter natural color of white oak to make an overall pattern. Agnes Lossie Welch...
