Cherokee Basketry:From the Hands of Our Elders

Description

A tradition that dates back almost ten thousand years| basketry is an integral aspect of Cherokee culture. In the mountains of Western North Carolina| stunning baskets are still made from rivercane| white oak and honeysuckle and dyed with roots and bark. Cherokee Basketry describes the craft’s forms| functions and methods and records the tradition’s celebrated makers. This complex art–passed down from mothers to daughters–is a thread that bonds modern Native Americans to ancestors and traditional ways of life. Anna Fariello| associate professor at Western Carolina University| reveals that baskets hold much more than food and clothing. Woven with the stories of those who produce and use them| these masterpieces remain a powerful testament to creativity and imagination.