Basket: rivercane, purse
Dublin Core
Title
Basket: rivercane, purse
Subject
Basket making
Cherokee baskets
Handicraft
Description
This basket was woven by an unknown Cherokee basket maker in the early 1900s. It is made from rivercane which was dyed with walnut (dark stain) and bloodroot (orange stain). It features a decorative pattern and wooden handles.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Permanent Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1900/1929
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
15006
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15006
Date Created
2008-03-06
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
12.5" x 15" x 7"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Basket: rivercane, purse,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15006.