This carved figure of a walking boy is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown. It is made from fir, a wood rarely used by carvers who produced work for the John C. Campbell Folk School. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C....
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This undated photograph shows a Cherokee dance mask that was carved around 1940 by renowned Cherokee woodcarver Will West Long. In addition to being known for his talent at woodworking, Long was a widely respected authority on Cherokee culture and...
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This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows an example of a Cherokee snake mask carved by Sim Jessan in the 1970s. Cherokee masks were typically carved from buckeye or poplar, but were also be made from hornets' nests, animal hides,...
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This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a buffalo mask carved from buckeye wood by Cherokee mask maker, Allen Long (1917-1983). Long was born and raised in the Big Cove community in Cherokee, North Carolina. When he was 12 years old,...
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This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a female booger mask made by Cherokee mask maker, Allen Long (1917-1983). The mask was carved from buckeye and finished with fur or hair. Long was born and raised in the Big Cove community in...
This unsigned photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, shows a corner in Olive Dame Campbell's bedroom at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Campbell resided in the Farm House, the only pre-existing structure on the school's property. A...
This mule, carved in walnut, was made by Ray Mann, a woodcarver from Clay County. In 1922 Mann married into the Hall family of carvers. His father-in-law was Elisha Allen Hall, brother to carvers John and Ben Hall and uncle to Jack Hall. The...
These two Virgin Mary figures were carved in holly by Hope Caler Brown as part of a nativity scene. Murrial Martin, a teacher at the John C. Campbell Folk School, originally designed crèche figures to be made by different carvers so that each...
This small mouse was carved in walnut by Doris Reece (1910-1994). Known as "Momma Dot," Reece was from the Pine Log community of Clay County. She was introduced to carving by her friends Hope and Glenn Brown who carved for the John C. Campbell...
These angels were carved in relief out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's...
These two boys with cups were carved out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's...
This carved cat and kitten is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown, the exact date of the piece is unknown. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s. In 1942 Hope Brown...
This ox team was carved by Ray Mann, a woodcarver from Clay County. The multiple piece set consists of two oxen yoked and connected by a chain to a logging sled. The sled has six posts holding five logs although the logs are not original. There are...
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This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows a carving of a Cherokee potter that was made by Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford, who was born in 1940 in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child...
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This Clan mask, made in 2003 by Cherokee artisan Leroy Tramper, is carved from ash wood. The mask is signed “H. L. T.” on the back. Different types of masks were traditionally used in Cherokee culture for a variety of ceremonial purposes....
It is not known who carved this wood animal in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, but carved animal figures have been the mainstay of Eastern Band of Cherokee since the 1930s. Typically, the Cherokee make a variety of carvings: dough...
It is not known who carved this wood animal in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, but carved animal figures have been the mainstay of Eastern Band of Cherokee since the 1930s. Typically, the Cherokee make a variety of carvings: dough...
It is not known who carved this wood animal in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, but carved animal figures have been the mainstay of Eastern Band of Cherokee since the 1930s. Typically, the Cherokee make a variety of carvings: dough...
It is not known who carved this wood animal in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, but carved animal figures have been the mainstay of Eastern Band of Cherokee since the 1930s. Typically, the Cherokee make a variety of carvings: dough...
