Leather shoulder holster and strap for .38 special; with additional elastic strap; tooled, and stamped ".38 SPECIAL"; with 2 brass snaps; snaps have "US FASTENER CO. BOSTON" and two stars; piece of canvas adhered to back of...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a sculpture made by renowned Cherokee woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The sculpture is a depiction of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Curiously, images of St....
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise 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...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by 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 third-generation...
This photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in the 1930s and shows a mountain fiddler near Ashland, Kentucky. The player's casual posture, with relaxed shoulders and a loose hold on the instrument is typical of fiddle players in the Appalachian...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this photograph, made for the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Stamper is shown making a rivercane basket in the double weave technique. A double weave basket is...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) is one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. In this photograph, made for the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Stamper is shown making a rivercane basket in the double weave technique. A double weave basket is...
This jacket was made from linsey-woolsey fabric that was hand woven by Ann Shelton, probably in the 1890s. Shelton lived in the Shelton-Laurel Community in Madison County, North Carolina where Frances Goodrich served as a Presbyterian missionary...
This is one of the items contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This small bowling pin was likely used in the game skittles, a smaller-scale bowling game. There is evidence of a stripe along the shoulder of the...
One large canvas backpack with leather straps; three 1" leather straps intact; leather shoulder straps are 2" wide with tapers at the buckle; copper rivets with a small star on them; good condition; some dirty spots on canvas; with...
(087) Canvas-covered canteen without lid; round; has steel hooks on sides for a shoulder strap (missing); canvas stained and torn at bottom; metal somewhat rusted; (125) Olive green canvas/ rubber cover; to hold a bottle(?); with "Airubber...
Combination mess kit and canteen; mess kit contains: one frying pan with handle, one plate and one cup with handle; all made of tin. The entire combination fits into canvas bag with shoulder strap; canvas bag is felt lined and has leather...
Combination mess kit and canteen; mess kit contains: one frying pan with handle, one plate and one cup with handle; all made of tin. The entire combination fits into canvas bag with shoulder strap; canvas bag is felt lined and has leather...
(023) pistol cleaning brush; twisted wire brush with wire loop for hanging, black bristles; bore: approx. .38 caliber; (027) Leather shoulder holster and strap for .38 special; with additional elastic strap; tooled, and stamped ".38...
