Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This Bear mask, made by Cherokee artisan Adam Welch, is carved and painted. Different types of masks were traditionally used in Cherokee culture for a variety of ceremonial purposes. Today, masks are still used in ceremonial dances. The images...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This Bear mask, made by Cherokee artisan Will Long, is carved from buckeye, stained, and finished with a sinew strap. Different types of masks were traditionally used in Cherokee culture for a variety of ceremonial purposes. Today, masks are still...
This bear was carved from walnut by Irma and James “Red” Bradley, members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the pieces...
This bear cub was carved by Irma and James “Red” Bradley, members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the pieces with fine...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Hunting -- North Carolina
The back of the photograph shows a partial printing of a postcard from which the photograph was cut. There is no reference as to which part of Album page 25 this photograph was originally placed, but is presumed to be middle left photograph "Toting...
The back of the photograph shows a partial printing of a postcard from which the photograph has cut. There is no reference as to which part of Album page 25 this photograph was originally placed, but is presumed to be middle left photograph...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Amanda Crowe. Crowe was born on July 16, 1928 and started carving at the age of four. Crowe is perhaps most famous for her bear carvings, which have become her signature pieces. Crowe taught...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Amanda Crowe. Crowe was born on July 16, 1928 and started carving at the age of four. Crowe is perhaps most famous for her bear carvings, which have become her signature pieces. Crowe taught...
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...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a bear mask carved from buckeye wood by Cherokee mask maker, Allen Long (1917-1983). Long was born and raised in the Big Cove community of Cherokee, North Carolina. When he was 12 years...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph shows renowned Cherokee woodworker Amanda Crowe (1928-2004) working on a carving of a dancing bear. Born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina, Crowe started drawing and carving at the age of four and later...
Hall, Joshua Kimsey, 1839-1925; Bear hunting -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Abraham Lincoln Ensley (1865-1948) was one of the earliest commercial photographers in western North Carolina. He made images, mostly portraits, on 5” x 7” glass plates that he developed on his farm in Jackson County. Like most native...
The Album caption for the Granville Calhoun store in Medlin, North Carolina, states simply, ''(Same) Bear skins and Summer Sled.'' The caption on the reverse of the picture elaborates by noting that this is, ''Granville Calhoun's store, Medlin. The...
The Album caption for the Granville Calhoun store in Medlin, North Carolina, states simply, ''(Same) Bear skins and Summer Sled.'' The caption on the reverse of the picture elaborates by noting that this is, ''Granville Calhoun's store, Medlin. The...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Hunting -- North Carolina
A partial album caption reads, "Homeward-bound from Bea . ." The rest is torn off with the corner of the page, but may have indicated a bear hunt. This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1921 ed., p. 80) as "What soldiers these fellows...
The Album caption for the Granville Calhoun store in Medlin, North Carolina, states simply, "(Same) Bear skins and Summer Sled." The caption on the reverse of the picture elaborates by noting that this is, "Granville Calhoun's store, Medlin. The ox...
A partial album caption reads, "Homeward-bound from Bea . ." The rest is torn off with the corner of the page, but may have indicated a bear hunt. This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1921 ed., p. 80) as "What soldiers these fellows...
