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[Basket: rivercane, storage]
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| Title | [Basket: rivercane, storage] |
| Identifier | QACM_1992_074 |
| Format | craft object
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| Date Created | 1920/1992 |
| Dimensions | 19" x 18" x 18" |
| Description | This large upright storage basket was made by Lizzie "Nannie" Stamper Youngbird (1903-1967), a Cherokee woman of western North Carolina. The basket is woven from rivercane using the single weave technique. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the stored goods to remain dry. The dyes used on this basket are from walnut and bloodroot, plants that were boiled with the natural rivercane until the desired color was reached. The design in the basket is the Peace Pipe pattern, with the "pipes" on the diagonal. The lip is marked with bloodroot and walnut stained bands in a linked Chain design. The date of this basket is not known; the date span represents the time the basket maker was active. |
| Subject - Topic | Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Craft | Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Craft Category | basketry
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| Decade | 1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
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| County | Cherokee Indian Reservation, N.C.
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| Creator | Youngbird, Lizzie Stamper, 1903-1967
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| Source Institution | Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
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| Collection | Artifact Collection |
| Copyright Information | All rights reserved. Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, North Carolina. |
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