Woodcarving: basket weaver

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Title

Woodcarving: basket weaver

Subject

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

It is not known who made this woodcarving of a Cherokee basketweaver, but the small sculpture is a good example of the Cherokee’s honoring of their own traditions. Traditionally female, the basket weaver sits in a chair and holds a miniature rivercane basket.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Artifact Collection

Publisher

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

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

16833
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16833

Date Created

2012-01-31

Rights Holder

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

Spatial Coverage

Qualla Boundary

Extent

4.25" x 2.75" x 1.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Woodcarving: basket weaver,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16833.