Learn about Tulsa’s interwoven history with the Muscogee(Creek), Yuchi, and Cherokee people, who share the ancestral art of basketry.For thousands of years, basketmakers wove forms with rivercane, white oak,honeysuckle, and other plant materials. These practices continue today. Fromfood processing to freedom of expression, a basket’s purpose is a continuanceof tradition and identity woven with ancestral memories.
Interwoven presents historical and contemporarybaskets from these communities, highlighting their deep connections to aclassical art form gifted by the land.
Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee, 1957-2018). Reshaping the Journey, 2018. Arches watercolor paper splints printed with archival inks and acrylic paint (acrylic interference paint, silver leaf, and artificial sinew), 4 × 4 × 5". Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bequest of Beverly Bryan Family Trust, 2024.11. © Shan Goshorn