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Title
[Eva
Wolfe]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
unknown
Dimensions
10" x 8"
Description
Basket
maker
Eva
Wolfe
is
shown
in this
undated
photograph
with an
rivercane
purse
basket
in her
lap
. She
sits
surrounded
by
other
rivercane
baskets
,
three
of them
made
in the
complex
double
weave
style
.
One
basket
is
tagged
with a
First
Place
ribbon
from the
Cherokee
Indian
Fall
Festival
. These
baskets
were
exhibited
at
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
Mutual
gallery
in
1978
and
traveled
to the
Smithsonian's
Renwick
Gallery
in
1979
.
Living
and
working
in the
Big
Cove
community
northeast
of
Cherokee
,
Eva
Queen
Wolfe
(1922-2004)
was a
master
basket
weaver
who
specialized
in
making
baskets
from
rivercane
.
Born
in the
Soco
Community
of the
Qualla
Boundary
, she
studied
basket
weaving
in
high
school
under
her
aunt
,
Lottie
Queen
Stamper
(1907-1987)
and
later
won
recognition
from the
North
Carolina
Folklore
Society
,
National
Endowment
for the
Arts
, and the US
Department
of
Interior
. The
photographer's
name
is
unknown
.
Subject - Topic
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
basketry
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
QACM_Wolfe_Eva_11
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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