Basket: white oak, tray

Dublin Core

Title

Basket: white oak, tray

Subject

Basket making
Handicraft

Description

This is a traditional Appalachian basket made in the 1890s by an unknown maker. The shallow circular area is woven from white oak. The handle is split and wrapped. This basket form may was traditionally used to gather fruit or flowers.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Permanent Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1890/1899

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

14548
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/14548

Date Created

2008-01-19

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

14" x 12"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Basket: white oak, tray,” OAI, accessed May 6, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/14548.