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Cherokee Basket by Nancy George Bradley

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Baskets Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:30.00 - 40.00 USD
Cherokee Basket by Nancy George Bradley
Native American Cherokee Basket by Nancy George Bradley, measures 3.5'' x 6.5''D and is signed on the bottom, FYI: ''Nancy George Bradley (1881-1963) made baskets all of her life, selling them to neighbors and local businesses in trade for groceries. She was married to Henry Bradley, Principal Chief of the Eastern Band from 1947 until 1951. The couple had 8 children. Bradley was one of only a few weavers who knew how to make traditional doubleweave baskets. Nancy made rivercane baskets and also worked in white oak and honeysuckle. Nancy Bradley was thought to be one of only a few basket weavers who knew how to do the complex double weave technique in the 1920s and 1930s, before it was reintroduced in the Cherokee schools. Nancy only spoke Cherokee, but she managed to sell and trade their baskets locally. Many of her baskets made their way into collections and museums.''