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Title	[Edmund Youngbird]
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	photographs
Dimensions	8" x 10"
Description	This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee basket weaver Edmund Youngbird (1922-1995) with one of his woven rivercane wall hangings. Youngbird was unusual, as basketmaking is traditionally the sphere of women in Cherokee culture. Youngbird was known to be highly skilled and specialized in making baskets from rivercane. Born in 1922, Youngbird learned to weave rivercane baskets from his grandmother, Lizzie "Nannie" Youngbird.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	basketry
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	MCI_CH_552
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723