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Title	[Emma Taylor]
Creator	United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Medium of Original	photographs
Dimensions	8" x 10"
Description	Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina. An article about her appeared in "the New York Times" and she traveled to Japan to demonstrate Cherokee basket weaving to the World Craft Council. This undated photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, shows Taylor putting white oak splits into the dye bath.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	basketry
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	QACM_Taylor_Emma_06
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