Craftsman's Fair, 1952: Cherokee basket demonstration

Craftsman's Fair, 1952: Cherokee basket demonstration

Artisans

Arts and crafts movement

Basket making

Basketwork

Cherokee baskets

Cherokee women

Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands (1952 : Asheville, N.C.)

Exhibitions

Handicraft

Cherokee basket makers demonstrated their craft at the Craftsman's Fairs of the Southern Highlands, here they are depicted at the 1952 fair in Asheville, North Carolina. On the left, Lucy George demonstrates weaving with honeysuckle vine. In the middle, Caroline Wolfe makes a split white oak basket. On the right, Lottie Queen Stamper weaves strips of river cane to make a double weave basket. This photograph was taken by Edward L. Dupuy.

DuPuy, Edward L.

Photographic Media

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

1952-07-21

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StillImage

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2008-10-06

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

10" x 8"(dimension)

Craft Revival