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Title	[Helen Smith]
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1956
Dimensions	3.5" x 3.5"
Description	Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007) was a Cherokee basket weaver who was proficient in white oak, honeysuckle, and rivercane basketry, including the double weave technique. She also did pottery, beadwork, and finger weaving. Growing up in the Big Cove community on the Qualla Boundary, lands owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she began making baskets when she was 15 or 16 years old. Her mother was basket weaver Eva Bradley; her daughter is Carol Smith Welch. In this photograph Smith is preparing white oak splits to be used in basket construction.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	basketry
Time Period	1950s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	MCI_MSS_87-154_14b
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