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Title	[Basket: honeysuckle, lidded]
Creator	George, Lucy Nola, 1897-1978
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	unknown
Dimensions	basket: 16.5" x 14" x 14"; lid: 3.5" x 12" x 12"
Description	This undated basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Lucy George. The storage basket is honeysuckle woven over white oak ribs. The woven lid, with wrapped handle, fits over the base. Traditionally, storage baskets were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the weave allows the stored goods to remain dry. The honeysuckle was dyed with walnut to produce the brown colored bands, with bloodroot to make orange, and with yellowroot to make the bright yellow. All three plants, used by Cherokee basket weavers to make dye, are native to the region. This basket won a first place ribbon in 1975. Lucy Nola George 1897-1978) was raised in the Birdtown community on the Qualla Boundary. In a departure from traditional Cherokee ways of learning, Lucy George did not learn basket making from mother. In the 1930s, as a grown woman, she learned the craft from Julia Taylor. She developed her own methods, weaving baskets from honeysuckle. She also taught others and demonstrated her craft.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	basketry
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection	Artifact
Inventory Number	QACM_1992_111_01; QACM_1992_111_02
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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