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Cherokee Clothing (modern-traditional)
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Although there have been many styles of clothing unique to the Cherokee people throughout the years, one style remains in vogue. The Cherokee Tear Dress is the standard traditional fashion for women, and the ribbon shirt stands for the men.
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Methods of Treating Buckbrush and Honeysuckle
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Native baskets are made from buckbrush and honeysuckle. Read how to harvest and process these materials. . .
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Dye in a Pot
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How to dye basket materials using native dyes.
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Cherokee Baskets
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Cherokee Basketry has endured from prehistoric times to the present day. The principal materials used by the Cherokee are cane, white oak, hickory bark and honeysuckle. Originally the only two materials used for dyes were black walnut and blood root. Butternut has been added for black, yellow root for yellow and broom sedge for orange.
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Why We Made Baskets
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A historical interview makes mention of how the baskets were used and made.
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Cherokee Dyes
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From a historical interview in the Indian-Pioneer Papers.
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Making Marbles
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Deputy Chief Hastings Shade shares his expertise on making Cherokee marbles.
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