Cherokee carved cherry wood turtle with incised details on the shell, by Gilbert Crowe (1938-2005). Signed and dated, "Gil. Crowe 1971," to underside. 2 3/4" H x 5 1/2" W x 3 1/4" D. Note: Gilbert Crowe was a student of prominent carvers Going Back Chiltosky and Amanda Crowe at the Qualla School. PROVENANCE: Private […]
Lot 612: 38 Native American Jewelry Items
Assembled group of thirty-eight (38) Native American sterling silver jewelry items, including seven (7) rings, one (1) marked JROYBAL, one (1) marked MM, one (1) marked Cortez H.; six (6) pairs of earrings, one (1) marked SR for Sam Roanhorse, one (1) marked RU, one (1) marked QT; six (6) pendants, one (1) marked J. […]
Lot 608: Two (2) Cherokee Baskets, incl. Double Weave Rivercane & White Oak
Two (2) Native American Cherokee baskets including one (1) square form double rivercane basket with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers woven in the Flowing Water 2 pattern and one (1) white oak and maple barrel form basket with dyed weavers and curls by Lucille Lossiah (Qualla Boundary, 20th/21st Century), grandaughter of Betty Lossiah. 8" H […]
Lot 609: Three (3) Native American Cherokee Baskets
1st item: Cherokee rivercane "purse" basket woven in a geometric pattern with walnut and bloodroot weavers having two wood handles attached to the rim. 7 1/2" H x 11 1/8" W x 6 3/4" D. Note: Hand written note attributes the basket to Mollie Lossiah. 2nd item: Cherokee double weave rivercane storage basket, woven by […]
Lot 610: 4 Cherokee Carved Figures: V. Ledford, M. Chiltoskey, & J.A. Bradley
Four (4) Native American Cherokee carved wood figures including two (2) small Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) carved animal figures of a fox and swan, both signed "V. Ledford" on underside, one (1) James Bradley (20th/21st Century) small carved owl, signed "J. A. Bradley" on left side of base, and one (1) Mary Chiltoskey (1907-2000) carved […]
Lot 606: 2 Cherokee Rivercane Baskets, incl. Exhibited Eva Wolfe
1st item: Native American Cherokee double rivercane basket by Eva Wolfe (1922-2004). Low square form woven in the "Flowing Water 2" pattern with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers Retains the original Qualla Arts & Crafts tag. 3 3/4" H x 9" square. Note: This is one of several baskets exhibited in December of 1969 by […]
Lot 607: 2 Native American Cherokee Rivercane Baskets, incl. Prize Winner
1st item: Cherokee single weave rivercane wastebasket by Edmund Youngbird (b. 1922) woven in the Chain and Diamond pattern with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers. A 1976 note states that this basket won the 2nd Grand Prize of a four day festival held at the Qualla Arts & Crafts Center in Cherokee, NC. Basket retains […]
Lot 603: Two (2) Native American Choctaw Rivercane Baskets, incl. Double Weave
Two (2) Native American Choctaw rivercane baskets, one (1) double weave conical wastebasket form with dyed red and brown square and diamond band design to the body (12 3/8" H x 10 1/4" W) and one (1) small single weave round basket with squared base and dyed orange weavers, (8" H x 8 1/2" W). […]
Lot 604: Rowena Bradley Cherokee Double Weave Rivercane Basket
Large Native American Cherokee double-woven rivercane storage basket with lid by Rowena Bradley (1922-2003), square form with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers. Retains the original Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual tag. 13 1/2" H x 10" W. 20th century. Biography (courtesy of West Carolina University Hunter Library): "Rowena Bradley (1922-2003) was the third generation of […]
Lot 605: Cherokee Double-Weave Lidded Rivercane Basket, Rowena Bradley
Native American double weave lidded rivercane basket by Rowena Bradley (1922-2003), rectangular lidded form woven in the "Eye of the Sacred Bird" pattern with dyed walnut weavers. 6 3/4" H x 8 1/2" W x 6 3/8" D. 20th century. Note: This basket was purchased in 1991 from Rowena Bradley at the Frank McClung Museum […]