Basket: maple, planter
Dublin Core
Title
Basket: maple, planter
Subject
Basket making
Cherokee baskets
Handicraft
Description
This maple basket was begun by Martha Lossiah and finished by Rebecca Lossiah. Although rivercane is generally believed to have the longest history in Cherokee basket construction, baskets are also woven using white oak, honeysuckle, and maple. Maple became a popular material because of its high sheen and decorative work. This basket has maple “curls” inserted for eye appeal. Such “fancy” baskets took on new names and new meanings; this particular basket was made as a planter.
Creator
Lossiah, Martha
Source
Artifact Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
unknown
Contributor
Lossiah, Rebecca
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16244
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16244
Date Created
2009-05-18
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
10" x 12" x 10.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Lossiah, Martha, “Basket: maple, planter,” OAI, accessed May 4, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16244.