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Title
[Emma
Taylor]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1982
Dimensions
7" x 5"
Description
This
1982
photograph
shows
Emma
Taylor
shaving
down
white
oak
splits
to
make
weavers
for a
basket
.
Emma
Squirrel
Taylor
(1920-2002)
was a
master
basket
weaver
whose
specialty
was
white
oak
baskets
. She was
raised
in the
Birdtown
community
on the
Qualla
Boundary
,
lands
owned
by the
Eastern
Band
of
Cherokee
Indians
. She
learned
how to
make
baskets
in
1927
and
produced
them for
more
than
half
a
century
. In
1952
,
Taylor
joined
Qualla
Arts
and
Craft
Mutual
, a
Cherokee
artisan
cooperative
. Her
work
earned
her
recognition
well
beyond
the
Qualla
Boundary
in
western
North
Carolina
. An
article
about
her
appeared
in the
New
York
Times
and she
traveled
to
Japan
to
demonstrate
Cherokee
basket
weaving
to the
World
Craft
Council
. The
name
of the
photographer
who
captured
this
shot
is
unknown
.
Subject - Topic
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
basketry
Time Period
1980s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Museum of the Cherokee
Collection
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
MCI_CH_700
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
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