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Title	[Nancy Bradley]
Creator	Cline, W. M.
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	unknown
Dimensions	7" x 5"
Description	This undated photograph of Nancy Bradley was made Chattanooga photographer W. M. Cline. Bradley is shown holding four rivercane baskets. Few baskets made by Nancy Bradley are known to exist, although word of her work is legendary. Both her mother, Mary Dobson (b. 1857) and her daughter, Rowena Bradley (1922-2003) were accomplished basket weavers. Some claim that Nancy George Bradley (1881-1963) was one of only two basket weavers who kept the Cherokee double weave tradition alive. According to her daughter, Nancy Bradley made baskets six days a week, tied them in a sheet, and then walked to town to sell or trade baskets for groceries. She was married to Principal Chief Henry Bradley; the couple had 8 children.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	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_Bradley_Nancy_03
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