Cherokee Heritage Center

Standing more than 8 feet tall and with a base of 45 inches, what is considered to be the world’s tallest Cherokee basket is displayed at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, Oklahoma. The distinctive Cherokee basket was woven over a four-month period by Cherokee National Treasure Rachel Dew and Donnay Leach in 2012. Using an over two, under two weaving method with smoked reed and commercial dyes, the basket is ringed with three distinct Cherokee cultural designs. The bottom design is called the “Double Chief’s Daughter”; the middle design is a combination of designs using the mountains, crosses and clover design; and the top design is the “bird’s-eye view of lightning.”

21192 S. Keeler Drive » Park Hill, OK 74451 (918) 456-6007 » www.cherokeeheritage.org