Record #:

8670

Author(s):

Highfill, Connaree K.

Abstract:

Cherokee Indians in Asheville still practice the time-honored tradition of basket weaving. A skill that takes years to hone, basket weaving is not for the impatient. It takes hours to prepare the wood splints for weaving, to say nothing of the dyeing process. The designs are all in the heads of the Indians who make the baskets. Several skilled weavers teach classes at Haywood Technical Institute.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 49 Issue 3, Aug 1981, p14-16, il

Subject(s):

Basket making--Asheville; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Art