Plain plaited commercial reed basket tray
Doubled walled buckbrush storage basket with natural bloodroot dye / Unknown
Essay/Description
Cherokee double-walled storage basket, of commercial reed in natural color with five orange-dyed reeds. Horizontal bands of five reeds (alternating to create impression of ticking) below traditional scalloped rim to just above scalloped foot of basket which is created when reeds coming from inside down outside of double-wall are finished off in scallop to inside. Woof of basket started in traditional crossed 3 rod start. Weft is lattice woven over/under 3 rod bundles (twined).
Curatorial Remarks
Double walled buckbrush storage basket.
Tags: buckbrush, bloodroot
People: Cherokee
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, commercial use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: buckbrush, bloodroot
People: Cherokee
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, commercial use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology