This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee potters John Henry and Louise Bigmeat Maney. Louise Bigmeat (1932-2001) was born a member of the Paint Clan, raised on Wrights Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, and was taught how...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 photograph of a baby basket was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The basket by Louise Goings is made of white oak dyed with walnut and bloodroot. The brochure was printed to accompany...
This undated photograph of a basket was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The basket by Louise Goings is made of white oak dyed with walnut and bloodroot. The brochure was printed to accompany an...
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph of a woodcarving and baskets was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The baskets by Louise Goings are made of honeysuckle and white oak; the horse carved in buckeye wood was...
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph of a woodcarving and baskets was included in a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The baskets by Louise Goings are made of honeysuckle and white oak; the pelican carved in cherry wood was...
John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Louise L. Pitman sent this letter to Mr. Louis A. Thun in 1933 describing the basics of natural vegetable dyeing. She discusses two classes of materials; those that need mordants and those that do not. She...
These documents pertain to the life and work of craft administrator and natural dyer, Louise Pitman. Included is a 1957 questionnaire for the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild; a transcript of an interview done with Edward DuPuy and Clifford...
This recipe using fresh dye flowers is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe using a stock solution with hydrosulphite solution is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include...
This recipe for elderberry is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the homespun...
This recipe using black eyed susan is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
