This is a photograph by Vivienne Roberts of Maude Welch, a Cherokee potter who was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Bird Town section of the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. Mrs. Welch's pottery was formed and carved completely...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows a carving of a Cherokee potter that was made by Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford, who was born in 1940 in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child...
This undated color brochure is titled “Amanda Swimmer/ Cherokee Indian Potter.” It was probably created to accompany an exhibition of Swimmer’s work at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual in Cherokee in the 1980s. A self-taught potter of the...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This signed photograph of potter Oscar Louis Bachelder (1852-1935) was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1933 or 1934. The photograph shows Bachelder at his potter's wheel with an unglazed jar. He operated the Omar Khayyam Pottery in Candler, North...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph depicts a traditional pottery jar with double handles, made in the 1890s. Not much is known about the piece or the potter. The note on the back of the photograph reads "Jar made by mountain potter - and bought from his wagon - in...
This program for the 28th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 29 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11 in 1941. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
This program for the 1949 Cherokee Indian Fair is 28 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 of that year. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
This program for the 1948 Cherokee Indian Fair is 27 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 of that year. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- United States; Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph from the 1940s shows Maude Welch, a renowned Cherokee potter, making pottery on her front porch. Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Bird Town section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed and carved from...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- United States; Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph from the 1940s shows Maude Welch, a renowned Cherokee potter, making pottery on her front porch. Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Bird Town section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed and carved from...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- United States; Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph from the 1940s shows the home of Maude Welch, a renowned Cherokee potter. Upon close inspection, Welch can be seen shaping pottery on her front porch at the far left of the house. In the center of the photograph, in front of the...
This photograph shows Cherokee potter Amanda Swimmer demonstrating at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. Located on the Qualla Boundary, lands belonging to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the village features recreated Cherokee dwellings and...
This photograph shows a Cherokee potter, Mabel Bigmeat demonstrating at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. Located on the Qualla Boundary, lands belonging to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the village features recreated Cherokee dwellings and...
This program for the 30th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 22 pages and documents the fair that was held on September 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27 in 1947. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
This program for the 29th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 22 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 in 1946. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
This undated pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter Rebecca “Amanda” Wolf Youngbird, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this...
This undated pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter Rebecca “Amanda” Wolf Youngbird, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this...
This undated pottery pitcher was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer (b. 1921), a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
This undated pottery vase was made by Cherokee potter Mabel Bigmeat Swimmer. Mabel Bigmeat 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...
