Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is of a pair of matching bookends carved in walnut by renowned Cherokee craftsmen Goingback Chiltoskey in 1932 (Chiltoskey's last name is sometimes seen spelled Chiltosky or Chiltoskie). On the...
This watercolor drawdown and its associated weaving draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Seven Stars, which also known as Sea Star. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical...
A notation in the lower left corner of this photograph identifies it as the store of the 'Whitaker Bros., Andrews, N.C.'� A handwritten note on the reverse of the photograph names the two men as (left to right) Harve Whitaker and Zeb Whitaker...
This photograph has a handwritten notation on the reverse which identifies it as 'Group at Baptist Church, Clyde, N.C., 1928 - 1929.' The photograph shows over one hundred and twenty-five men, women, and children posed in front of the church...
Bryson City (N.C.); Little Tennessee River (Ga.-Tenn.)
This collage of photographs in the R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) collection is dated November 1, 1937, and features Bryson City, North Carolina (top left), the Little Tennessee River as seen from the Franklin, N.C., to Bryson City road (bottom right),...
The handwritten caption on the reverse of this photograph reads 'Dr. B.B. Meroney - late 1800s - Hiwassee River, Murphy, N.C.' A separate notation indicates that the photograph was 'Taken May 1st 1895.' Murphy, the county seat of Cherokee County,...
This watercolor drawdown and draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Compass Work. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
This watercolor drawdown illustrates a weave pattern known as Compass Work. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that illustrates a...
This watercolor drawdown and its associated weaving draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Seven Stars, which also known as Sea Star. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical...
This weaving draft and watercolor drawdown illustrate the coverlet pattern known as Germany Star. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid...
This watercolor drawdown and two drafts illustrate a weave pattern known as Bonaparte's March. One draft dates from 1827, the other draft and the drawdown date from the early-to-mid-1900s. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a...
These two early 1900s weaving drafts illustrate the coverlet pattern known as Beautiful Waves. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
This series of a watercolor drawdown and corresponding weaving drafts, dating from the early-to-mid 1900s, illustrates a weave pattern known as Double Bow Knot. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much...
This watercolor drawdown and two drafts, illustrate a weave pattern known as Double Snow Ball. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
This watercolor drawdown and its associated draft, dating to the late 1800s/early 1900s, illustrate the coverlet pattern known as Federal City. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of...
This watercolor drawdown and associated drafts, dating from the early-to-mid 1900s, illustrate the coverlet pattern known as Federal Constitution. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of...
These weaving drafts and watercolor drawdown illustrate the coverlet pattern known as High Crick's Delight by Day and by Night. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation;...
These weaving drafts and drawdown illustrate the coverlet pattern known as King's Flower. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
This watercolor drawdown and two numerical drafts illustrate a weave pattern known as Queen's Delight. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual...
This watercolor drawdown and two drafts illustrate a weave pattern known as Rattlesnake. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
