Indian wood-carving; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973), was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was born in the Piney Grove section of the Qualla Boundary. Like his parents, he spoke only Cherokee, learning English later in life. While...
Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973) was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was born in the Piney Grove section of the Qualla Boundary. Like his parents, he spoke only Cherokee, learning English later in life. While...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973), also known as Watty Chiltoskie, was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was born in the Piney Grove section of the Qualla Boundary. Like his parents, he spoke only Cherokee,...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I
Fragment of a letter from Ben Edmonston to an unknown recipient, and not dated. Edmonston writes about recommendations that had been made for couriers and his displeasure about the manner in which he had not being chosen.
A Nathan Hyatt enlisted...
This display photograph is of a rivercane basket woven in a Peace Pipe design by Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, who was also an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Welch's aunt, Eva...
This undated photograph is of Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch with examples of her baskets. These baskets are white oak, but woven utilizing the rivercane technique. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, who was also an...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen...
This undated photograph was made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and shows white oak purse baskets that were made by Carol Welch. These baskets utilize techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The patterns are, left to right,...
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...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of Carol Welch with examples of her baskets. These baskets are white oak, but woven utilizing the rivercane technique. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak purse basket by Carol Welch. The basket has white oak drop handles and is woven in the Stairway to Heaven design, a design more common to rivercane basketry. Carol Smith Welch...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is called Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch, utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Its pattern is the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith Welch was the...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph depicts white oak purse baskets that were made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The pattern is called the Chief’s Heart. Carol Smith Welch...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. The basket's pattern is called the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts a white oak purse basket made by Carol Welch utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an accomplished...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts an outdoor display of baskets by Carol Welch. The display was photographed for the exhibition “Baskets of the Woods”, which was held in the fall of 1977. The exhibitions were held at...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch working on a basket. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter of Helen Bradley Smith, an accomplished Cherokee basket weaver. Her aunt, Eva Bradley, was also a...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany an exhibition of baskets by Carol Welch held in the fall of 1977. The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and...
This rivercane burden basket was made in 1982 by Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch and photographed at a later date by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the United States Department of Interior. The basket was dyed using blood root...
