This basket was woven by an unknown Cherokee basket maker in the early 1900s. It is made from rivercane which was dyed with walnut (dark stain) and bloodroot (orange stain). It features a decorative pattern and wooden handles.
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane purse basket made by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley in 1974. The basket is woven in a pattern known as Peace Pipes. The photograph is labeled, "A purse basket…
Cherokee basket weavers made baskets for a variety of functions. This purse basket, or "shopper" as it was sometimes called, was taken to market and used to carry purchases. The drop handles are made from wood and were carved separately from the…
This shopping basket, a double weave rivercane basket with a white oak handle, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1968. The 18" high basket is made in…
This two-handled purse basket, or "shopper" as it is known locally, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969. The 14" high basket was woven in a pattern…
This basket was woven by an unknown Cherokee basket weaver using locally grown rivercane in the early 1950s. The basket features a traditional Cherokee basketmaking technique known as double weave, a complicated process where the inner and outer…
This storage basket with a flared top edge was made by Lizzie Youngbird, a Cherokee basket weaver of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. Large baskets that taper inward…
This large upright storage basket was made by Lizzie “Nannie” Stamper Youngbird (1903-1967), a Cherokee woman of western North Carolina. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration…
This storage basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee’s best-known basket weavers. Using rivercane, the basket was woven upwards from a square base and tapers to a circular rim. Walnut hulls were used to dye the cane to achieve the…
This storage basket was made by Rowena Bradley, a Cherokee basket weaver of western North Carolina. 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…