Record #:

18948

Author(s):

Fariello, M. Anna

Abstract:

When the first European explorers ventured into Cherokee territory, they were amazed and dismayed, by the impenetrable strands of cane that lined the banks of the region's rivers and streams. Fariello describes the process of turning this cane into the intricate baskets.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2010, p41-55, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Basket makers