Maggie Ben

Maggie Ben

Artisans

Basket makers

Basket making

Basketwork

Cherokee baskets

Cherokee women

Handicraft

Manners and customs

This undated photograph shows a Cherokee basket maker, Maggie Ben, making white oak splits to be used in a basket. White oak was known to make very sturdy baskets that were useful for gathering fruits and vegetables from the field or garden, transporting dry foodstuffs to or from market, and storing everything from agricultural products to clothing. The name of the photographer is unknown.

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Photograph Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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11023

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2009-02-10

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

10" x 8"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions