Hunter Library Digital Collections

[Weave pattern: Cross of Tennessee, The Cross]
Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
The pattern name of this black and white image is Cross of Tennessee. The name may have derived from the manner in which a geometric cross radiates out eventually forming interlocking wheels. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.16, The...
Craft Revival

Map cross section book
Kephart's cross section book, which he used to map the Hazel Creek area of Swain County, North Carolina.
Horace Kephart

[Penland Weavers and Potters product photograph of pewter bible markers and crosses]
Jewelry -- Appalachian Region, Southern; ; Pewtercraft;
This undated black and white promotional photograph shows different kinds of pewter Bible markers and crosses produced and sold by the Penland Weavers and Potters, sometime during the period 1940-1967. Handwritten on the back: "1. Bible markers on...
Craft Revival

[Basket: rivercane, market]
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This rivercane shopping basket or market basket, also called a “shopper,” was made by Nancy George Bradley from Painttown, North Carolina. Shopping Baskets like this one were carried to market. The interlocking handle of this shopper is woven...
Craft Revival

[Basket: rivercane, storage]
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This large storage basket was made by Eva Wolfe, an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Baskets such as these were made to store domestic goods, from dry foodstuffs to clothing. The natural aeration of the single weave allows the stored goods to...
Craft Revival

[Basket: rivercane, storage]
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated large rivercane storage basket was likely used as a laundry basket. It is large and shallow with small handles at either end. While it is not known who made this basket, the basket was from the Snowbird Community on the Qualla...
Craft Revival

[Map cross section book, front cover]
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Surveying; Hazel Creek Region (N.C.)
The front cover of Kephart's cross section book, which he used to map the Hazel Creek area of Swain County, North Carolina.
Kephart

[Quilt: Pineapple Turquoise Cross design]
Quilts -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph depicts a patchwork quilt identified on the verso of the photograph as the "Pineapple Turquoise Cross" design. The quilt may have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Product brochures indicate that...
Craft Revival

[Basket: white oak, planter]
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph was made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and shows a white oak planter basket that was made by Carol Welch. This basket utilizes techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane, and the pattern is called the...
Craft Revival

Formally Open Cherokee's New Courthouse
Courthouses -- North Carolina -- Cherokee County
The front page of the 'Cherokee Scout' (Murphy, North Carolina) for November 18, 1927, announced the opening of a new Cherokee County courthouse in its article 'Formally Open Cherokee's New Courthouse.'� A fire in 1926 had destroyed a previous...
Travel WNC

[Inside view of large packing trunk]
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
(a) Packing trunk; canvas covered wooden trunk; metal reinforcing hardware (rusted); leather handles; lock broken; some abrasions to canvas; edges reinforced with red metal; lid and bottom have wooden cross supports; Interior has supports for...
Kephart

[Large packing trunk]
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
(a) Packing trunk; Canvas covered wooden trunk; metal reinforcing hardware (rusted); leather handles; lock broken; some abrasions to canvas; edges reinforced with red metal; lid and bottom have wooden cross supports; Interior has supports for...
Kephart

Road to the Mine. H.K. Going for Mail
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
The caption on the reverse of the picture notes, ""The road to the mine. H.K. going for mail. Have to cross 6 footlogs on way, all mighty slick & wobbly."" This locale is near Medlin in Swain County, North Carolina. This photograph is on Album...
Kephart

"Road to the mine. H.K. going for mail"
The caption on the reverse of the picture notes, "The road to the mine. H.K. going for mail. Have to cross 6 footlogs on way, all mighty slick & wobbly." This locale is near Medlin in Swain County, North Carolina. This photograph is on Album page...
Horace Kephart

Large packing trunk
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
(a) Packing trunk; Canvas covered wooden trunk; metal reinforcing hardware (rusted); leather handles; lock broken; some abrasions to canvas; edges reinforced with red metal; lid and bottom have wooden cross supports; Interior has supports for...
Horace Kephart

Inside view of large packing trunk
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
(a) Packing trunk; canvas covered wooden trunk; metal reinforcing hardware (rusted); leather handles; lock broken; some abrasions to canvas; edges reinforced with red metal; lid and bottom have wooden cross supports; Interior has supports for...
Horace Kephart

[Weave Pattern: Table and Diamond]
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern in this color image is composed of Table and Diamond shapes and is referred to as an ‘unnamed’ pattern in many weaving reference books. However, the original donor’s family called the pattern "Cross and Dog Tracks." The coverlet...
Craft Revival

[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Helen Hickman, weaver, chair caner, and basket maker]
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Chairs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Helen Hickman wove for many years and worked with Dorland Bell/Warren Wilson College. A note at the end of her papers reads "We are close to Moore General Hosital for wounded soldiers. I could help there if needed. Could give two or three...
Craft Revival

[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Mrs. Hilliard Morris, craftsperson]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Mrs. Hilliard Morris [first name unknown] learned her crafts from Frank Arthur of the Artisans Shop and took classes at Penland and Asheville Normal School. She taught weaving and woodcarving for "5 years under the Adult Education of Buncombe...
Craft Revival

[Shadrach Mace sawing with the crosscut saw]
Chairs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Furniture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
In response to a request in 1954 from Louise Pitman, director of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, traditional woodworker Shadrach Mace sent her a series of snapshots with captions on the back describing the processes he used to hand craft his...
Craft Revival

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