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Title
[Basket
:
white
oak
,
hen]
Creator
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Taylor, Julia Ned, 1902-1991
Medium of Original
photographs
Dimensions
10" x 8"
Description
This
undated
photograph
,
taken
by the
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
,
is
of a
white
oak
ribbed
basket
made
by
Julia
Taylor
. This
type
of
white
oak
basket
is
traditionally
called
a
“hen”
basket
;
Taylor
adapted
the
form
to
function
as a
knitting
basket
.
Changes
in
traditional
forms
illustrate
how
regional
basket
weavers
adapted
traditional
techniques
to
new
forms
in
response
to
increased
tourism
and
sales
.
Woven
in
white
oak
, the
basket
was
dyed
with
walnut
root
and
blood
root
. A
member
of the
Birdtown
Community
of the
Qualla
Indian
Boundary
,
Julia
Ned
Taylor
(1902-1991)
was
known
for
making
ribbed
white
oak
baskets
. For
many
years
,
Taylor
and
two
of her
daughters
,
Rachel
and
Dolly
,
made
baskets
as a
team
. Her
other
daughters
,
Pauline
and
Sally
,
made
baskets
as
well
. In
1970
the
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
organized
a
solo
show
of
Julia
Taylor's
work
at the
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
Mutual
artisan
cooperative
; a
1978
exhibit
featured
baskets
made
by the
Taylor
family
.
Subject - Topic
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Basket making -- 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_JuliaNed_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
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