Woodcarving: basket weaver
Dublin Core
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.