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Interview with Lottie Stamper, basket maker

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  • This is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Lottie Queen Stamper conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Basket maker Julia Taylor also participated in the interview. Stamper lived in Cherokee, N.C. on the Qualla Boundary; she produced and sold baskets during the Craft Revival period. Stamper was especially known for her double weave baskets. She explains how they are made and dyed in the course of the interview. Stamper also taught basketmaking to several generations of Cherokee students. The interview concludes with a brief article about double weave baskets written by a Cherokee school student. Dupuy's 1967 book "Artisans of the Appalachians" contains an essay on Stamper that is based on this interview.
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Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).

  • This is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Lottie Queen Stamper conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Basket maker Julia Taylor also participated in the interview. Stamper lived in Cherokee, N.C. on the Qualla Boundary; she produced and sold baskets during the Craft Revival period. Stamper was especially known for her double weave baskets. She explains how they are made and dyed in the course of the interview. Stamper also taught basketmaking to several generations of Cherokee students. The interview concludes with a brief article about double weave baskets written by a Cherokee school student. Dupuy's 1967 book "Artisans of the Appalachians" contains an essay on Stamper that is based on this interview.