Karen George: Cherokee Artist and Weaver

Karen George: Cherokee Artist and Weaver

Cherokee art

Cherokee artists -- North Carolina

Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

Finger weaving

George, Karen (Karen L.)

Indigenous American weavers

Indigenous American women artists

Indigenous American women basket makers

Manners and customs

In this video interview, Karen George, a Cherokee artist known for her doubleweave baskets and beaded finger weaving, explains how she puts a part of herself in each piece that she makes. Particularly her woven belts are popular among men who dance. The transcript provided is an unedited version of the video.

Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center

Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Collection

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

2011; 2010-03-26

Bartel, Katherine

Carroll, Tonya

Evans, Ashley T.

George, Karen (Karen L.)

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

mp4; pdf;

video recordings (physical artifacts)

interviews

eng

MovingImage

Text

11681

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11681

2015-07-16

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Qualla Boundary

North Carolina, Western

North Carolina

00:03:20 (video recording)(dimension)

11 pages (transcript)(pages)

Cherokee Traditions