This clay vase was made by the Bigmeats, a family of Cherokee potters. Charlotte Welch Bigmeat (1887-1959) had five daughters, all of whom made pottery: Tinie Bigmeat Thompson (1913-1999), Ethel Bigmeat Queen (1916-1942), Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson...
This blackware clay pipe was made by the Bigmeats, a family of Cherokee potters. Charlotte Welch Bigmeat (1887-1959) had five daughters, all of whom made pottery: Tinie Bigmeat Thompson (1913-1999), Ethel Bigmeat Queen (1916-1942), Elizabeth...
This photograph was taken at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands while it was held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The photograph shows potter Charlotte Welch Bigmeat (1887-1959) while she is demonstrating at the fair. Bigmeat is...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of a blackware pottery vase made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Maney, Louise Bigmeat, 1932-2001
This 1979 photograph, most likely made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, shows a blackware pottery bowl made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). This bowl, with carved base, was made in 1973 and was featured in the brochure, “Designs in...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Maney, Louise Bigmeat, 1932-2001
This undated photograph, most likely made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, shows a blackware pottery vase made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). This vase, with added beads, was featured on the cover the brochure. “Designs in pottery by...
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Jackson, Elizabeth Bigmeat, 1919-2008
This 1979 photograph, most likely made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, shows a blackware water pipe that was made by Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). This coiled and modeled earthenware pipe was featured in the brochure, “Designs in...
This blackware bear paw was made by the Bigmeats, a family of Cherokee potters. Charlotte Welch Bigmeat (1887-1959) had five daughters, all of whom made pottery: Tinie Bigmeat Thompson (1913-1999), Ethel Bigmeat Queen (1916-1942), Elizabeth...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of a blackware pottery wedding vase made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). The form is known as a seven-sided peace pipe. Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of blackware pottery made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). The form is known as a seven-sided peace pipe. Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee,...
This blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated pottery vase was made by Cherokee potter Mabel Bigmeat Swimmer. Mabel Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Mabel Bigmeat Swimmer. Mabel Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a third-generation...
This undated blackware pottery bowl was made by Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). Elizabeth Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was...
This photograph shows a Cherokee potter, Mabel Bigmeat demonstrating at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. Located on the Qualla Boundary, lands belonging to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the village features recreated Cherokee dwellings and...
This pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp has been shaped into the form of a bird. A pot with...
This undated pottery vase was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). This bulbous vase was built using the using the coil method. The earthenware clay was burnished to a light sheen before the designs were incised into the...
