“Noon in Nantahala Gorge” [Basket]
Artist
Rowena Bradley
(Cherokee, Eastern Band (Tsaligi))
Date1960s-70s
MediumFiber, pigment, Rivercane (Arundinaria sp.), walnut (black) and bloodroot (orange) dyes
Dimensions3 1/2” H x 12 7/8” x 12 7/8”
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNA2008.08.SUL
DescriptionDouble-woven rectangular plaited rivercane basket with black, orange and natural canes in a variant of the “flowing water” or “flowing river” pattern which was titled “Noon in Nantahala Gorge.”
ClassificationsBasketry
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