Basket: white oak, hen

Basket: white oak, hen

Taylor, Julia Ned, 1902-1991

United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board

1940/1970

This photograph was taken by the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The back of the photograph reads "Knitting basket by Julia Taylor, Cherokee white oak rib basketweaver.” A knitting basket takes its form from the traditional "hen" basket. Julia Ned Taylor (1902-1991) was known for making white oak ribbed baskets. Born in 1902 in the Birdtown community of the Qualla Boundary, she learned to make baskets when she was 12 years old. Like many traditional Cherokee basket weavers, Taylor learned from her mother. She passed on her skill to her four daughters: Rachel, Sally, Pauline, and Dolly, all accomplished basket weavers. In 1970 the Indian Arts and Crafts Board organized a solo show of her work at the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual artisan cooperative.

Basket making

Cherokee baskets

Handicraft

North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16536