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Title	Basket: white oak, handled
Creator	unknown James, Annie Wolfe, 1936-
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	unknown
Dimensions	5" x 6.5"
Description	This black and white photograph is of a white oak basket with handle was made by Cherokee basket weaver Annie Wolfe James. Annie Wolfe was born in 1936 into a family of basket weavers. Her mother was Minda Wolfe (Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe, 1897-1983). Her aunt, Alice Sequoyah Walkingstick demonstrated basketry at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. She and her four sisters made white oak and rib-constructed baskets. The ribbed white oak basket shown here was dyed with walnut and yellowroot achieve a natural coloration. The photographer's name is unknown.
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	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	QACM_James_Annie_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

Basket: white oak, handled