This is a transcript of an interview of chairmaker Shadrach Birdic "Birdie" Mace, 1892-1973, conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1964. Mace lived in Madison County, North Carolina and came from a family of chairmakers. Mace and...
This barn loom was collected by Frances Goodrich. The loom is representative of the traditional four-harness looms used by weavers during the Craft Revivial period (1890 -1940) in the southern Appalachian mountains. Frances Louisa Goodrich...
This photograph shows students inside the Edward F. Worst Craft house during the August 1935 Weaving Institute on the campus of what became Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's...
This photograph shows tourists looking over the crafts for sale at the 1937 Cherokee Indian Fair, held in Cherokee, North Carolina from October 5-8 that year. The fair was first held regularly beginning in 1914 and provided a showcase for Cherokee...
This photograph shows tourists looking over the crafts for sale at the 1937 Cherokee Indian Fair, held in Cherokee, North Carolina from October 5-8 of that year. The fair was first held regularly beginning in 1914 and provided a showcase for...
This photograph taken by Bayard Wootten in the 1920s shows the community weavers outside of the Weaving Cabin adjacent to the campus of the the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School served as the...
This three-page handout on dyeing with natural materials was distributed to students during the 1933 Weaving Institute, August 14-25. The handout contains recipes for dyeing with Madder, Indigo, Hickory and Walnut barks, Cochineal, Sumac, Walnut...
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. ...
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. ...
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. Long...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Mask making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. Long...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Mask making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. Long...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Mask making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. Long...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Mask making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. Long...
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. ...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Mask making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. Long...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a sculpture made by renowned Cherokee woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The sculpture is a depiction of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Curiously, images of St....
This photographic postcard shows part of the large living room of Morgan Hall, on the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina, probably during the Christmas season. The scene includes many handmade items such as wrought iron...
This photograph shows an arrangement of woven and hooked items offered for sale by Allanstand Cottage Industries during the early 1900s. The salesroom opened in Asheville in 1908. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Woven textiles, hooked...
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...
