This photograph, probably taken in the 1890s or early 1900s, shows Arizona Swayney, a Cherokee student at Hampton Institute, making a basket. To the right of the photograph are several finished rivercane baskets. Swayney attended Hampton Normal...
This photograph has been hand-colored in order to show how the finished quilt might look. The black and white photographs which Frances Goodrich kept at Allanstand for quilt orders gave a basic idea of the designs available. Shoppers could choose...
This three-string dulcimer was made by Kentucky luthier Jethro Amburgey. As is typical of early hand-built Appalachian dulcimers, this instrument is only partially fretted, the frets not reaching across the entire fret board. This instrument was...
This photograph of two hands carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933. The hands on the right belong to Olive Dame Campbell, founder of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. The hands on the left belong to John Jacob...
Allen Eaton returned to Gatlinburg, Tenn. for the 1949 Southern Highland Handicraft Guild fair. In the photograph he is relaxing with a copy of his book, "Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands."
Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This leaflet provides a brief overview of work done by Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale with the Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers. The women began their craft teaching in Asheville, North Carolina with the Biltmore Estate Industries in 1901, and...
This hissing goose (back left ) and large bird (front right) were carved out of buckeye by Glenn Brown and Hope Caler Brown, respectively. The large bird is marked "pattern," indicating an original prototype. Glen Brown was known for his carvings...
This bull was carved from cherry wood by Jack Hall (1920-1984). Hall was born into a family of carvers living in the Warne community east of Brasstown. His father, A. Ben Hall, and uncles, John and Elisha, were well-respected carvers. With...
This large guinea hen was carved in basswood by Glenn Brown. Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and sold his work through...
This color photograph by Bernice Stevens shows Jack Hall (1920-1984) and an unidentified woman demonstrating carving at the 1949 Craftsman's Fair in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Hall was born into a family of carvers living in the Warne community east...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving for a group of children at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Hall often carved horses, and at least one horse carving can be seen on the table...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving and talking to a group of boys at the 1953 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, North Carolina. Carvings in various stages of completion are on display around the...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here carving a wooden horse at the 1951 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, North Carolina. Hall is known for carving horses, as shown in this photograph; other rough-cut carved figures are on...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving at a table displaying finished animals and rough-cut items in progress. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer at the 1950 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee potters John Henry and Louise Bigmeat Maney. Louise Bigmeat (1932-2001) was born a member of the Paint Clan, raised on Wrights Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, and was taught how...
This photograph from the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives is of Will West Long (1870-1947). The photograph was taken by Franz M. Olbrechts, an ethnographer who worked among the Cherokee from 1926 until 1931. Long served as Olbrechts'...
This undated photograph is of Will West Long (1870-1947) who served as an interpreter for ethnologists, James Mooney, Frank Speck, and Franz Olbrechts. Long was born in the remote western North Carolina community of Big Cove. Raised in the...
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 undated photograph is of Will West Long (1870-1947) wearing a ceremonial dance mask. Long was born in the remote western North Carolina community of Big Cove. Raised in the traditions of the Cherokee, Long attended Hampton Institute in...
This undated photograph is of Will West Long (1870-1947) wearing a ceremonial dance mask. Long was born in the remote western North Carolina community of Big Cove. Raised in the traditions of the Cherokee, Long attended Hampton Institute in...
