essay
Marketing traditions: Cherokee basketry and tourist economies
selling the indian : commercializing & appropriating american indian cultures • Tucson • Published In 2001 • Pages: 212-235
By: Hill, Sarah H..
Abstract
This is a study of traditional Cherokee basketry and the commercializing of this product during the twentieth century. Hill compares North Carolina and Oklahoma basketry, and indicates various factors affecting the marketing of these wares . The author provides additional information on the significant role of tourism in the sale of baskets, and on goverment initiatives to stimulate the production and sale of the baskets to the public.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1990
- Coverage Place
- North Carolina and Oklahoma, United States
- Notes
- Sarah H. Hill
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-235)
- LCSH
- Cherokee Indians