This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph was most likely taken for a 1977 exhibition of Elsie Watty's white oak baskets at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual artisan cooperative in Cherokee. The storage basket, dyed with walnut root and bloodroot, is…
This undated white oak storage basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch. Dyed with blood root and walnut root, the basket is a combination of darks and the lighter natural color of white oak to make an overall pattern. Agnes Lossie…
It is not known who made this undated upright storage basket. The large basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a rectangular base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to a round rim. The darker contrasting oak strips appear…
This undated large storage basket was made by an unknown basket weaver. The basket is rectangular, made with white oak splits, and has a handle at each side. Baskets of this shape and size were used for laundry or to store clothing. The basket…
This white oak basket by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was photographed by Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Taylor was a master Cherokee basket weaver from the Birdtown community in Cherokee, North Carolina who specialized in making white oak…
This white oak basket by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was photographed by Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Taylor was a master Cherokee basket weaver from the Birdtown community in Cherokee, North Carolina who specialized in making white oak…
It is not known who made this undated white oak storage basket that is in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. The white oak may have been dyed with walnut to give it a contrasting brown color. The basket was constructed as a cube,…
This undated storage basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Francise Wolfe. The upright basket is made with white oak splits. Woven upward from a square base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to a round rim. The darker contrasting oak…
This undyed white oak storage basket was made by Emma Taylor. The basket's date is unknown. Its base is slightly rectangular and tapers to a circular top. The white oak splits were not dyed leaving the basket its natural color. Emma Squirrel…
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The basket's pattern is called the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith Welch…