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	Search results for Wolfe, Eva    Refine your search Subject - Craft Basketwork -- Appalach... (2) Cherokee Baskets -- Ap... (2) Date Created Unknown (2) results 1-2 of 2 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Basket: rivercane, storage] Wolfe, Eva Queen, 1922-2004 craft object; This large storage basket was made by Eva Wolfe, an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. 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 basket was woven upward from a square base with an overall diagonal design. The circumference of the basket tapers inward before flaring out again at the rim. A series of bands surrounds the top of the basket, alternating between walnut and bloodroot dyed cane. The colors are from traditional native plants used to dye the rivercane. The dark brown is from walnut and the brighter orange from bloodroot. The basket was woven in a diagonal Cross on a Hill design; its neck and rim are encircled by a double Chain. Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) was born in 1922 and lived in the Soco community on the Qualla Boundary. She learned to make baskets from her mother and later learned the complex double weave technique. The date of this basket is not known; the date span represents the time the basket maker was active. 2. [Basket: rivercane, storage] Wolfe, Eva Queen, 1922-2004 craft object; This double weave storage basket was made by Eva Wolfe, a Cherokee basket weaver who received national honors later in her life. Storage baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight basket; some double weave baskets can even hold water. The double weave is a complex traditional technique mastered by only the most accomplished Cherokee basket weavers. This basket was woven from rivercane that was dyed using walnut for the brown color and bloodroot for the orange diagonal bands running across the outside of the basket. Rivercane, walnut, and bloodroot are native plants of the region. The pattern in this basket appears to be a unique adaptation of the Flowing Water (or Flowing River) design, with intersecting diagonals running along the inside and outside of the basket. Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) lived in the Soco community on the Qualla Indian Boundary. She learned to make baskets from her mother and later learned the complex double weave technique. The date of this basket is not known. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-2 of 2 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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