This wrought iron cooking fork features a spiral shaft and a leaf curled handle and was made by Daniel Boone VI of Spruce Pine, N.C. This tool has "Daniel Boone" inscribed just above the fork. Although made in the 1950s, this is typical of the work…
This wrought iron cooking fork features a spiral shaft and a heart at the handle and was made by Daniel Boone VI of Spruce Pine, N.C. Although made in the 1950s, this is typical of the work Boone was creating in the 1940s. Boone was a fifth…
This is a wrought iron fire screen made by Daniel Boone VI. It has two round braided iron handles along the top. Although made in the 1950s, this is typical of the work Boone was creating in the 1940s. Boone was a fifth generation blacksmith,…
These are wrought iron three-candled candlesticks made by Daniel Boone VI. Although made in the 1950s, these are typical of the work Boone was creating in the 1940s. Boone was a fifth generation blacksmith, trained by his father Kelse Boone of…
This photographic postcard shows a Cherokee infant sitting in a white oak split market basket. Baskets like this and the ones shown behind it were commonly made on the Qualla Boundary when this promotional postcard was made in 1950, and continue to…
This rivercane shopping basket or market basket, also called a “shopper,” was made by Nancy George Bradley from Painttown, North Carolina. Shopping Baskets like this one were carried to market. The interlocking handle of this shopper is woven…
This storage basket was made by Nancy George Bradley, an accomplished basket weaver from the Swimmer Branch community on the Qualla Indian Boundary. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The…
This double weave lidded basket was made by Rowena Bradley, a third generation Cherokee basket weaver. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight basket; some double weave…
The rivercane wall mat was made by Rowena Bradley, who was born in the Swimmer Branch Community of the Qualla Indian Boundary, near Cherokee, North Carolina. Butternut was used to achieve the brown color; bloodroot produced the orange. The weave…
This rivercane tray was woven by Rowena Bradley in the double weave technique, making a tight basket. Double weave baskets are sometimes waterproof. Trays such as these were used to store dried foodstuffs or small possessions. The rivercane…