This photograph of the Driver family was taken around 1940 and shows two split white oak baskets, one a small berry bucket style basket, and a larger market basket. Such baskets were commonly used for carrying burdens, large and small, including…
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee basket weaver Edmund Youngbird (1922-1995) with one of his woven rivercane wall hangings. Youngbird was unusual, as basketmaking is traditionally the sphere of women in Cherokee…
This photograph shows, from left to right, Edmund Youngbird (1922-1995), Lana Gudger, Joan Mondale, and Mrs. Robert B. Morgan. Youngbird was a Cherokee basket weaver and member of Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual. Lana Gudger was the wife of Vonno Lamar…
This photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Ella May Sequoyah, wife of Amoneeta Sequoyah with her son, Amoneeta, Jr. and her daughter, Rachel Lydia Sequoyah. The rivercane purse basket on Mrs. Sequoyah's arm, also called a "shopper," is typical of…
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is using a knife to scrape white oak splits to the proper width to achieve uniform thickness and smoothness. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket…
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts basket weaver Elsie Watty separating white oak into splits in preparation for making a basket. Her daughter, Rebecca stands watching. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee…
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is shown separating white oak into splits. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak baskets and was known…
In this undated photograph by an unknown photographer, basket weaver Elsie Watty is checking a chip from the white oak tree to see if it will make good material for basket weaving. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who…
In this undated photograph by an unknown photographer, basket weaver Elsie Watty poses with the tools needed to gather white oak, the raw material for her work. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in…
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is using a knife to size white oak splits to the proper width. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak…