This Cherokee Basketmaker Videos running time is apx. 24 minutes. The tape shows the creation of a traditional basket by noted basket maker, Ella Mae Blackbear. Taped on location at Ella Mae's home, the program follows Ella Mae as she gathers native buckbrush and plants for dyes. As she reminisces about how she learned to weave from her mother, her agile hands transfor buckbrush strands into a graceful basket. The history of Cherokee basketry is documented with holdings from Tulsa's Philbrook Art Center collection. USPS PRIORITY MAIL $5.95 |