This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,...
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer depicts basket weaver Elsie Watty separating white oak into splits in preparation for making a basket. Her daughter, Rebecca stands watching. Elsie Welch Watty (b. 1935) was a master Cherokee...
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 Elsie Watty held in the summer of 1977. The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and...
In this photograph, which is part of a series of four, Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross demonstrates how to prepare white oak for making a basket. After cutting and curing, the oak tree is quartered before the maker begins the process of making...
In this photograph, which is part of a series of four, Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross demonstrates how to prepare white oak for making a basket. After cutting and curing, the oak tree is quartered before the maker begins the process of making...
n this photograph, which is part of a series of four, Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross demonstrates how to prepare white oak for making a basket. After cutting and curing, the oak tree is quartered before the maker begins the process of making...
In this photograph, which is part of a series of four, Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross demonstrates how to prepare white oak for making a basket. After cutting and curing, the oak tree is quartered before the maker begins the process of making...
Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross is shown here holding a miniature white oak basket. Martha Lossiah Ross (b. 1931) was born and raised in Big Cove, a remote section of the Qualla Boundary near Cherokee, North Carolina. Her mother, Charlotte...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford carving a figure of a cat or raccoon. Ledford was born and raised in the Birdtown community near Cherokee and had a talent for drawing as a young boy. ...
This photograph, by an unknown photographer, shows the remnant of a Cherokee dugout canoe that was discovered in 1974 in Chattahoochee, near Helen, Georgia. The traditional Cherokee method of creating canoes used fire, instead of metal tools. ...
This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,...
This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,...
This undated earthenware vase was made by Cherokee potter Maude Welch. Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Birdtown section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed entirely by hand and made from local clay. She used a...
This earthenware vase was made by Cherokee potter Maude Welch. Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Birdtown section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed entirely by hand and made from local clay. She used a variety of...
Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001) 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 potter. While she was a young child, she and her two...
Although Betty DuPree (1929-2012) was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina, she lived much of her adult years away from the area, having accompanied her husband to the Southwest where he worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She returned...
Betty DuPree (1929-2012) was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina, she lived much of her adult years away from the area, having accompanied her husband to the Southwest where he worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She returned to...
In this photograph, Miss Cherokee, Debbie Conseen (right) greets Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Mondale. The photograph was made on June 7, 1977 when Mrs. Mondale attended the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway...
In this photograph, Joan Mondale (standing center), wife of Vice President Mondale, holds a single weave rivercane basket. Looking on are members of her delegation. The photograph was made on June 7, 1977 when Mrs. Mondale attended the ground...
