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Title	Cherokee Indian Fair [1947]
Creator	Cherokee Indian Fair Association
Medium of Original	publications
Date of Orginal	1947
Dimensions	9" x 6"
Description	This program for the 30th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 22 pages and documents the fair that was held on September 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27 in 1947. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main functions was to sponsor competitions that provided a showcase for Cherokee crafts. A tradition that continues today, at the annual fair, the Cherokee display a wide variety of high quality work. The fair programs were usually 20 to 30 pages each and listed the competition categories and the monetary prizes offered. Beginning in 1946, in addition to seeing displays of the finished craft entries, visitors to the fair were able to observe the techniques and processes involved in producing the craft items on view with demonstrations of basket making, pottery construction, spinning, and weaving presented. Portrait drawing, jewelry design, and Christmas card design were added to the categories this year. Photographs in this program are from 1941.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Cherokee Indian Fair (30th : 1947 : Cherokee, N.C.)
Time Period	1940s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Library
Inventory Number	MCI_CIF1947
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	Cherokee Indian Fair [1947]
Creator	Cherokee Indian Fair Association
Medium of Original	publications
Date of Orginal	1947
Dimensions	9" x 6"
Description	This program for the 30th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 22 pages and documents the fair that was held on September 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27 in 1947. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main functions was to sponsor competitions that provided a showcase for Cherokee crafts. A tradition that continues today, at the annual fair, the Cherokee display a wide variety of high quality work. The fair programs were usually 20 to 30 pages each and listed the competition categories and the monetary prizes offered. Beginning in 1946, in addition to seeing displays of the finished craft entries, visitors to the fair were able to observe the techniques and processes involved in producing the craft items on view with demonstrations of basket making, pottery construction, spinning, and weaving presented. Portrait drawing, jewelry design, and Christmas card design were added to the categories this year. Photographs in this program are from 1941.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Cherokee Indian Fair (30th : 1947 : Cherokee, N.C.)
Time Period	1940s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Library
Inventory Number	MCI_CIF1947_01
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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