This unidentified early 1900s postcard came from Frances L. Goodrich's collection of photographs from the western North Carolina region. The young woman is holding what appears to be the framework of a small basket. She may have white oak splits…
This 1940s postcard shows three "Basket Makers at work" in Cherokee, North Carolina. The basket weavers are all members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and are working on white oak ribbed baskets. Standing is Rachel Taylor, whose mother was…
This photographic postcard depicts a man and boy sitting on the porch of a cabin surrounded by the materials for what appears to be white oak split baskets. Several complete baskets rest in the foreground and on the chair at right. That chair also…
This undated postcard shows a photograph of a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket. The back of the postcard reads, "The Cherokee Indian Reservation is adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. During the Annual Indian Fair ceremonial…
This unsigned photograph of a woman making a split-oak egg basket was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1930. Although the basket maker and location are unidentified, the photograph was most likely taken in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, North…
This photographic postcard depicts a woman in a rustic cabin working the edging on a decorative basket. This postcard was produced by the Blue Ridge Weavers most likely for tourists visiting the region around the 1920s. Blue Ridge Weavers was…
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the…
This undated photograph of a baby basket was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The basket by Louise Goings is made of white oak dyed with walnut and bloodroot. The brochure was printed to accompany an…
This cane basket, in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, is not Cherokee, but was made by the Chitimacha (or Chetimacha) tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha tribe used a species of rivercane that grows in the bayous to make baskets. The…
This cane basket, in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, is not Cherokee, but was made by the Chitimacha (or Chetimacha) tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha tribe used a species of rivercane that grows in the bayous to make baskets. The…