Oconaluftee Indian Village: Dinah George basket demonstration

Oconaluftee Indian Village: Dinah George basket demonstration

Artisans

Basket makers

Basket making

Cherokee baskets

Cherokee women

Communities

Handicraft

Manners and customs

This photograph shows Cherokee basket weaver Dinah George demonstrating at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. Located on the Qualla Boundary, lands belonging to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the village features recreated Cherokee dwellings and the demonstration of traditional Cherokee skills by Cherokee craftspeople that were in place in 1750. In this demonstration, a Cherokee maker works on a handle for a basket. On the far left is a large rivercane basket made with the traditional Arrow Point pattern. Other craft demonstrations at the village include beadwork, woodworking, pottery making, fingerweaving, making and using blowguns and animal traps, and making dugout canoes. The photograph's date and the name of the photographer are unknown.

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2009-01-27

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

8" x 10"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions