This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983). Given its shape and size, this lidded basket was likely used as a lunch basket or shopper. The handle is woven into and beneath the basket to…
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983). Given its shape and size, this lidded basket may have been used as a sewing basket. Two loop handles are woven at its edges. The white oak was…
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983). Given its shape and size, this lidded basket was likely used as a picnic basket. The handle is woven into and beneath the basket to give it…
This black and white photograph is of a lidded white oak basket with handle that was made by Cherokee basket weaver Lillian Crowe. Crowe was born in 1941 into a family of basket weavers. Her mother was Minda Wolfe (Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe,…
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Lillian W. Crowe. Given its shape and size, this lidded basket was likely used as a shopping basket, often called a shopper. The handle is woven into and beneath the basket to give it…
This undated small white oak basket has a loop handle and separate lid. It is thought to be a purse basket. The white oak used to make this basket was dyed with walnut and blood root dye to produce contrasting colors of brown and orange.
This undated market basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Bessie Long. The flat-bottomed rectangular basket is made with white oak. Market baskets of this shape and size were traditionally used to transport agricultural products, to gather…
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Annie Driver. The flat-bottomed rectangular basket is made with white oak. Market baskets of this shape and size were traditionally used to transport agricultural products, to gather…
This undated white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Minda Hill Sequoyah Wolfe (1897-1983). Large baskets of this shape and size were traditionally used to transport agricultural products, to gather vegetables from the field or garden…
This basket was woven by an unknown Cherokee basket maker during the 1930s. It is made from white oak which has been dyed with natural dyes made from walnut, bloodroot, and yellowroot. The form is commonly called a market basket.