Doering was born in Hominy, Oklahoma and was the third generation of a family of basketmakers. She was mostly self-taught. Beginning in the 1970s, she researched weaving techniques from books in libraries and museums.[1]
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Doering's baskets were of post-removalCherokee basket patterns and materials, but with her own personal element such as painted elements and attached elements such as feathers and beads, baskets that honored legends, and baskets in the shape of clay pots. Most were double-walled.
^ ab"Mavis Doering." Mittie Cooper Gallery. (retrieved 17 Jan 2009)
^Krol, Debra Utacia. "The Art of Basketry: Weaving New Life into Ancient Forms." 2009-10-12 at the Wayback MachineNative Peoples. (retrieved 17 Jan 2010)
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mavis, doering, 1929, 2007, cherokee, nation, basketmaker, from, oklahoma, naturally, dyed, buckbrush, basket, born, 1929, august, 1929hominy, oklahoma, died2007nationalitycherokeeknown, forbasket, weaving, contents, early, life, career, exhibits, honors, lega. Mavis Doering 1929 2007 was a Cherokee Nation basketmaker from Oklahoma Mavis DoeringNaturally dyed buckbrush basket by Mavis DoeringBorn 1929 08 31 August 31 1929Hominy Oklahoma U S Died2007NationalityCherokeeKnown forBasket weaving Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Art 2 2 Exhibits honors and legacy 3 ReferencesEarly life editDoering was born in Hominy Oklahoma and was the third generation of a family of basketmakers She was mostly self taught Beginning in the 1970s she researched weaving techniques from books in libraries and museums 1 Career editArt edit Doering s baskets were of post removal Cherokee basket patterns and materials but with her own personal element such as painted elements and attached elements such as feathers and beads baskets that honored legends and baskets in the shape of clay pots Most were double walled She gathered her own materials and learned to make her own dyes from nut hulls berries and leaves mostly obtained from her mother s allotment land near Tahlequah in Eastern Oklahoma 1 Basket materials she used included buckbrush reed honeysuckle runners white oak splits ash splits rivercane and cattail leaves In addition to a wide range of natural dyes Doering also experimented with brilliant aniline dyes 2 Exhibits honors and legacy edit Doering exhibited her baskets widely including at such venues as the Southern Plains Indian Museum Coulter Bay Indian Art Museum Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art Oklahoma Historical Society the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and the Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival In 1982 and 1983 she received majors commissions from the Oklahoma State Arts Council for over 50 baskets 2 Mavis Doering taught several contemporary Cherokee basketmakers including Peggy Brennan how to weave double walled baskets 3 References edit a b Judith Wall Fall 1981 Artist Weaves Cherokee Culture into Baskets PDF Oklahoma Today a b Mavis Doering Mittie Cooper Gallery retrieved 17 Jan 2009 Krol Debra Utacia The Art of Basketry Weaving New Life into Ancient Forms Archived 2009 10 12 at the Wayback Machine Native Peoples retrieved 17 Jan 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mavis Doering amp oldid 1223635178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
