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    • [Elsie Watty]

    • [Elsie Watty]

    • Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • In this undated photograph by an unknown photographer, basket weaver Elsie Watty is checking a chip from the white oak tree to see if it will make good material for basket weaving. Elsie Welch Watty (b. 1935) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who...
    • Craft Revival
    • Valley of the Noon-Day Sun

    • Valley of the Noon-Day Sun

    • Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works;

    • This illustration from Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup's late 19th century travel narrative, 'Heart of the Alleghanies,'� is captioned, 'Valley of the Noon-Day Sun' (frontispiece). The name is a popular reference to the Nantahala Gorge in...
    • Travel WNC
    • [Weave pattern: Catalpa Flower]

    • [Weave pattern: Catalpa Flower]

    • Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- United States

    • This color image is a close-up of a weave pattern known as Catalpa Flower, a name likely derived from its resemblance, real or imagined, to the flower of the Catalpa, or Catawba, tree that is native to the southern region of the United States. See...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: rivercane, lid]

    • [Basket: rivercane, lid]

    • Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated basket lid is listed as a separate basket in Qualla Arts and Crafts Artifact Collection inventory. It was made by Lottie Queen Stamper and fits onto a deeper basket, QACM_1992_069. Lidded baskets such as these were used to store...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: rivercane, lidded]

    • [Basket: rivercane, lidded]

    • Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated basket by Lottie Queen Stamper is listed separately from its lid in the Qualla Arts and Crafts Artifact Collection inventory - the lid identifier is QACM_1992_048. Stamper is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. Lidded baskets...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Emma Taylor]

    • [Emma Taylor]

    • Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Cherokee crafts display]

    • [Cherokee crafts display]

    • Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts craft items for sale in a Cherokee craft shop on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Native-made articles on display in...
    • Craft Revival
    • Basket Weaving

    • Basket Weaving

    • Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the Arts...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Elzina Tramper Bradley]

    • [Elzina Tramper Bradley]

    • Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This 1950 photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Elzina Tramper Bradley (1917-2007) in front of a large display of Cherokee baskets. She is holding her son Henry James on her back in a manner typical for Cherokee mothers. Most of the baskets behind...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Woodcarving: patterns]

    • [Woodcarving: patterns]

    • Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This sketch on paper was made by Amanda Crowe (1928-2004). A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, Crowe is known for figurative wood sculptures; she was particularly known for her highly stylized, expressive bears. Crowe drew these sketches on...
    • Craft Revival
    • Views of Western North Carolina: Through Licklog and McElroy Tunnels

    • Views of Western North Carolina: Through Licklog and McElroy Tunnels

    • North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; Railroad tunnels -- North Carolina, Western; Railroads -- North Carolina, Western;

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
    • Picturing Appalachia
    • Land of the Sky

    • Land of the Sky

    • North Carolina, Western -- Description and travel

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This advertisement is the reverse of one of Lindsey’s prints....
    • Picturing Appalachia
    • Views of Western North Carolina: The Dam

    • Views of Western North Carolina: The Dam

    • Dams -- North Carolina, Western; North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works;

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
    • Picturing Appalachia
    • Views of Western North Carolina: [Mountain cabin]

    • Views of Western North Carolina: [Mountain cabin]

    • North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; Log cabins -- North Carolina, Western

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
    • Picturing Appalachia
    • Views of Western North Carolina: Mountain Team - Comic

    • Views of Western North Carolina: Mountain Team - Comic

    • North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; City and town life -- North Carolina, Western

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
    • Picturing Appalachia
    • Lindsey's Photographic Parlors

    • Lindsey's Photographic Parlors

    • North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works;

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This advertisement is printed on the reverse of many of Lindsey’s...
    • Picturing Appalachia
    • Views of Western North Carolina: Below Hot Springs

    • Views of Western North Carolina: Below Hot Springs

    • North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; French Broad River (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works; Railroads -- North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works

    • Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
    • Picturing Appalachia

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