Basket: white oak, storage

Dublin Core

Title

Basket: white oak, storage

Subject

Basket making
Cherokee baskets
Handicraft

Description

It is not known who made this large undated white oak basket. Its large size and shape suggest it may have been made to use as a laundry basket or to store clothing. The basket has two handles woven into its ends. The pattern of contrasting bands is unique.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Artifact Collection

Publisher

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

Date

unknown

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

15953
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15953

Date Created

2009-01-06

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719;

Spatial Coverage

Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

18.5" x 27" x 22"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Basket: white oak, storage,” OAI, accessed May 3, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15953.