Basket: rivercane, storage

Basket: rivercane, storage

Basket making

Cherokee baskets

Handicraft

This storage basket was made from rivercane, woven in a traditional Cherokee style. Although its maker is not known, the form, material, technique, and pattern are typical of Cherokee basketry. Traditionally, baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the stored goods to remain dry. This basket was woven from rivercane that was dyed using walnut for the brown color and bloodroot for the orange. Rivercane, walnut, and bloodroot are native plants of the region. A single weave basket, the rivercane was woven upward from a square base. The central motif is a variation of Noon Day Sun.

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Artifact Collection

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

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2008-10-01

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

11" x 11" x 10"(dimension)

Craft Revival