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WCU - Craft Revival

Basket: Chitimacha split cane

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  • This cane basket, in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, is not Cherokee, but was made by the Chitimacha (or Chetimacha) tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha tribe used a species of rivercane that grows in the bayous to make baskets. The weave is distinctive in that it is woven from cane that is much thinner than cane used in Cherokee basket weaving, resulting in delicate weave. The Chitimacha, like the Cherokee, use walnut to produce the black or dark brown color. They use lime to produce a yellow and a local wild plant to produce red. Like the Cherokee, the Chitimacha use cane to weave both single and double weave baskets; this basket is single weave. The maker and date of this basket are unknown.

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Craft Revival

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mountain craftsmen formed the cornerstone of a revived interest in things handmade to create a movement known as the Craft Revival. During the Revival...

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