Basket: white oak, lidded

Dublin Core

Title

Basket: white oak, lidded

Subject

Basket making
Cherokee baskets
Handicraft

Description

This undated small white oak basket has a loop handle and separate lid. It is thought to be a purse basket. The white oak used to make this basket was dyed with walnut and blood root dye to produce contrasting colors of brown and orange.

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

15957
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15957

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

1" x 6" x 3.5"(dimension)
5" x 8" x 3.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Basket: white oak, lidded,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15957.