A cylindrical basket with white, brown, and orange paper woven in diamond pattern

Cherokee Burden Basket: A Song for Balance

Artist Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1957 - 2018)

Date2012

MediumArches watercolor paper, archival inks, and acrylic paint

Dimensions24 in. x 19 in. (diameter)

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, purchased with a gift from Sandra Lynn Riggs and members of the Block Leadership Circle

Object number2017.3

Collections

Text Entries

Janet Dees, "Shan Goshorn, Cherokee Burden Basket: A Song for Balance," essay from the publication Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts: Thinking about History with The Block's Collection (2021)

Curator Tour: Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts – Reframing the Past

Collection Spotlight: Cherokee Burden Basket: Singing a Song for Balance, Shan Goshorn

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