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Title
[Basket
:
white
oak
,
vase]
Creator
Queen, Mary Ellen
Medium of Original
crafts
Date of Orginal
unknown
Dimensions
12.5" x 13" x 10"
Description
This
undated
white
oak
“vase”
basket
was
made
by
Cherokee
basket
weaver
Mary
Ellen
Queen
.
It
is
made
in the
shape
of a
Greek
amphora
with
large
flared
handles
on
either
side
.
Such
non-traditional
“fancy”
baskets
were
made
to
sell
or
trade
evidence
that
crafts
were
becoming
an
economic
product
of the
region
. The
upright
basket
is
made
with
white
oak
splits
woven
upward
from a
circular
base
, the
basket
necks
in
before
flaring
outward
to an
circular
rim
. The
darker
contrasting
oak
strips
have been
dyed
brown
with
walnut
and
orange
with
bloodroot
,
both
traditional
native
dye
plants
among
Eastern
Band
Cherokee
.
Mary
Ellen
Queen
specialized
in
white
oak
baskets
. She
taught
all
six
of her
children
the
craft
. Her
daugher
Lottie
Queen
Stamper
(1907-1987)
was
one
of
Cherokee's
best-known
basket
weavers
.
Stamper
taught
basket
weaving
at the
Cherokee
school
from
1937
until
1966
.
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
Artifact
Collection
Inventory Number
QACM_2006_016
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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