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.