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Title	[Basket: white oak trio]
Creator	United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board Taylor, Emma Squirrel, 1920-2002
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1975-05
Dimensions	8" x 10"
Description	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 was being assembled and photographed for a 1975 exhibition held at Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual in Cherokee, North Carolina. This photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is pictured as the cover of the exhibition brochure, "Basketry by Emma Taylor".
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	basketry
Time Period	1970s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	QACM_Taylor_Emma_04
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723