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| Title | [Basket: white oak] |
| Identifier | QACM_Welch_Agnes_05 |
| Format | photograph
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| Date Created | 1972 |
| Dimensions | 10" x 8" |
| Description | This photograph documents an exhibition of baskets by Agnes Welch. Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not learn this craft through her family. Instead, Welch learned to make baskets in school, from Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987). Stamper taught Welch to weave traditional rivercane baskets; later, Welch learned to make white oak baskets from her mother-in-law. White oak basketry became Agnes Welch's specialty. She is also known for her creative use of natural dyes to make distinctive basket patterns. This photograph was taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in the fall of 1972. |
| Subject - Topic | Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Craft | Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Craft Category | basketry
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| County | Cherokee Indian Reservation, N.C.
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| Creator | United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Welch, Agnes Lossie, 1925-1997
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| Source Institution | Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
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| Collection | Photograph Collection |
| Copyright Information | All rights reserved. Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, North Carolina.; |
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