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Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)
Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)
Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view2_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view2_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view1.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view1.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_detail2_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_detail2_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_detail1_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_detail1_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_detail3_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_detail3_PS9.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_interior2.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_interior2.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view3.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view3.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view4.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view4.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_detail2.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_detail2.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view2.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_view2.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_interior1.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_interior1.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_detail1.jpg)

Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.5_detail1.jpg)

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Gathering of Nations

Carol Emarthle-Douglas

Arts of the Americas

This coiled basket is anything but traditionally executed. It was created especially for the Museum by the artist. Around the exterior it depicts eleven different women, each wearing the traditional dress of her tribe or nation. Each woman holds a three-dimensional basket woven in the style of her people and, facing outward, presents it to the world. The circle of women is repeated on the interior, where they compose a community of basket makers and present their baskets to each other.
ARTIST Carol Emarthle-Douglas, Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959
MEDIUM Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew
  • Place Made: Bothell, Washington, United States
    • DATES 2010
    DIMENSIONS 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2011.5
    CREDIT LINE Museum Collection Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This traditional, coiled basket is created especially for the Museum for the tipi exhibition by the artist Carol Emarthle-Douglas. On a natural background, it depicts eleven different women, each wearing the traditional dress of her Tribe, or Nation. In her hands she extends out a three dimensional basket woven in the style of her people as if to present it to the entire world. This is reflected exactly the same on the inside where she extends her basket as if to her community of basket makers. Four different basket making techniques are represented and materials are as follows by Nation: Seminole-One-rod coiling- one coiled pine needle, wrapped with raffia Haida- Twining- Red and Yellow cedar bark, commercial dye Pomo-One rod coiling-Round reed wrapped with raffia, various colors Navajo- One rod coiling- Round reed wrapped with raffia, various colors Yakima-One rod coiling- Round reed wrapped with raffia, various colors Nez Perce-Twining-Waxed linen thread in brown, green and white Northern Arapaho-One rod coiling, Coiled cloth wrapped with wire core, wrapped silk thread Ojibwa-Bending bark, Cherry bark, artificial sinew, etched design Penobscot- Twining- Black ash, sweet grass Chitimacha-Twill- Black ash, yellow cedar Cherokee- Twill-Yellow cedar, dyed yellow cedar
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    CAPTION Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)
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    Carol Emarthle-Douglas (Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959). <em>Gathering of Nations</em>, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)

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