Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this photograph, made for the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Stamper is shown making a rivercane basket in the double weave technique. A double weave basket is...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this photograph, made for the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Stamper is shown making a rivercane basket in the double weave technique. A double weave basket is...
This undated basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Lucy George. The basket is honeysuckle woven over white oak splints. The basket shape begins with a small round base and was woven upward and outward. The small vase then necks in and flares...
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...
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...
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...
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 undated photograph, by an unknown photographer, depicts a bowl and letter opener that are believed to have been made by Arch Miller. Both are hammered from sheet copper; the bowl was folded upward and inward to create its rounded shape. ...
Small handled baskets like this one are known as egg baskets, although they were certainly used for other purposes. The egg basket, more often made of white oak, is a typical form of the Appalachian region. Baskets such as these were used to...
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 storage basket was made by Rowena Bradley, a Cherokee basket weaver of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the...
This storage basket was made by Rowena Bradley, a Cherokee basket weaver of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the...
This storage basket was made from rivercane, woven in a traditional Cherokee style. Although its maker is not known, the form, material, technique, and pattern are typical of Cherokee basketry. Traditionally, baskets such as these were made to...
It is not known who made this undated upright storage basket. The large basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a rectangular base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to a round rim. The darker contrasting oak strips...
It is not known who made this undated rounded storage basket. The large basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a rectangular base, the basket bulges outward before necking in. At the top it flares necks outward to a round rim. ...
It is not known who made this undated large storage basket. The tapered basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a square base, the basket bulges outward before necking in to a small, rounded rim. The shape of this basket...
This undated storage basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010). The upright basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a rectangular base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to a round rim. ...
This undated storage basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Francise Wolfe. The upright basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a square base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to a round rim. The darker contrasting...
This undated fishing basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Katie Jane Queen. The small upright basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a rectangular base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to an oval rim. The oak...
