Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This mule head bookend was carved out of walnut by Wahdih “Watty” Chiltoskie (1897-1973) in the 1930s or 1940s. Chiltoskie was the older brother of woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000) and lived on the Qualla Boundary Cherokee...
Qualla Arts & Craft Mutual of Cherokee, North Carolina, had a popular booth at the Craftsman's Fairs of the Southern Highlands. This overview of the display shows renowned woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey with a display of his carvings. Basket...
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a renowned Cherokee Indian woodcarver who also taught wood crafts at the Cherokee School in Cherokee, North Carolina. Here he is demonstrating relief...
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a renowned Cherokee Indian woodcarver who also taught wood crafts at the Cherokee School in Cherokee, North Carolina. Here he is demonstrating figure...
John and Sarah Catolster were woodworkers from Cherokee, North Carolina. They carved wooden bowls and other utensils. The photograph was taken by Ralph Wiggington at the 1949 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a renowned Cherokee Indian woodcarver who also taught wood crafts at the Cherokee School in Cherokee, North Carolina. Here he is demonstrating relief...
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a renowned Cherokee Indian woodcarver who also taught wood crafts at the Cherokee School in Cherokee, North Carolina. Here he is demonstrating relief...
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), seated here on the left, also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a renowned Cherokee Indian woodcarver who also taught wood crafts at the Cherokee School in Cherokee, North Carolina. His...
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a renowned Cherokee Indian woodcarver who also taught wood crafts at the Cherokee School in Cherokee, North Carolina. In this photograph he is shown at...
This October 1968 photograph was taken of Virgil Ledford while he was sanding the neck of a nearly completed wooden giraffe. Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) was born in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. He is a member of the Eastern Band of...
Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), a native of Cherokee, North Carolina and a member of the Eastern Band of a Cherokee, was a renowned woodcarver. He was known for his many carvings of animals and people and worked primarily in native woods like...
Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph of a standing fox carved from wood was taken by the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. A notation on the verso reads: "Virgil Ledford, Cherokee, NC." A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
Carving of pair of horsehead bookends made of wood by Cherokee artisan Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973), whose last name is sometimes seen spelled Chiltoskey or Chiltosky.
Carving of pair of horsehead bookends made of wood by Cherokee artisan Goingback Chiltoskey, whose last name is also sometimes spelled Chiltosky or Chiltoskie.
Carving of an Indian bust made of wood by Cherokee artisan Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973). His last name is sometimes seen spelled Chiltoskey or Chiltosky.
