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    • [Basket: white oak, hen]

    • [Basket: white oak, hen]

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

    • This undated photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is of a white oak ribbed basket made by Julia Taylor. This type of white oak basket is traditionally called a “hen” basket; Taylor adapted the form to function as a knitting...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Cherokee ball game: audience]

    • [Cherokee ball game: audience]
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    • This photograph shows a group of Cherokees who have gathered to watch a traditional stick ball game. Ball games were social occasions in the Cherokee community and provided recreation for the tribe. The photograph was made on the Qualla Boundary...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Cherokee ball game: audience]

    • [Cherokee ball game: audience]
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    • This photograph shows a group of Cherokees who have gathered to watch a traditional stick ball game. Ball games were social occasions in the Cherokee community and provided recreation for the tribe. The photograph was made on the Qualla Boundary...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Cherokee ball game: audience]

    • [Cherokee ball game: audience]
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    • This photograph shows a group of Cherokees who have gathered to watch a traditional stick ball game. Ball games were social occasions in the Cherokee community and provided recreation for the tribe. The photograph was made on the Qualla Boundary...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Oconaluftee Indian Village: basket demonstration]

    • [Oconaluftee Indian Village: basket demonstration]

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

    • This photograph shows a Cherokee basket weaver 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 the...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: white oak, hen]

    • [Basket: white oak, hen]

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

    • This photograph was taken by the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The back of the photograph reads "Knitting basket by Julia Taylor, Cherokee white oak rib basketweaver.” A knitting basket takes its form...
    • Craft Revival
    • Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings

    • Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings

    • Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated brochure Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings, was printed to accompany an exhibition at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual cooperative in Cherokee, North Carolina. The exhibition featured the work of wood carver Butch Goings...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Weave pattern: Cat Tracks and Snail Trail]

    • [Weave pattern: Cat Tracks and Snail Trail]

    • Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This color image shows a full-size coverlet in a weave pattern known as Cat Tracks and Snail Trail or Snow Trail. The circles are said to resemble a cat’s paw or snowball while the diagonal undulating lines resemble snail tracks. The back of this...
    • Craft Revival
    • [2011-08-20]

    • [2011-08-20]

    • Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Cherokee art -- North Carolina, Western; Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual,...

    • Amy opens the show by sharing her feelings of being home. Doreyl interviews Teresa Eberly from Cullowhee, who sings a traditional song, "Three Ravens," a cappella. Amy talks with Anna Fariello, associate research professor at Western Carolina...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2012-03-10]

    • [2012-03-10]

    • Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee Indians -- Folklore; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Crocheting -- North Carolina...

    • To open the show, Amy describes the joys of picking wild strawberries and shares a Cherokee legend about strawberries. Doreyl interviews Brenda McAfee of Asheville who shares her new song that was inspired by Doreyl’s "Fiery Fiddler" painting....
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2012-04-07]

    • [2012-04-07]

    • Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community centers -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North...

    • With apple blossoms flowering in the mountains, Amy is reminded of her parents’ wedding day and shares the story of their meeting; followed by Rio Clemente’s "Apple Blossom Time" and "First Impressions" from Dave Magill of Webster. On Creative...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2012-04-21]

    • [2012-04-21]

    • Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Rugs, Braided -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Young volunteers in social service -- North Carolina --...

    • To open the show, Amy recalls memories of walking up the mountain with her grandpa, followed by Mountain Faith’s song "Grandpa.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva-based artist Jane McClure, discuss her paintings and her work organizing local...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2012-05-12]

    • [2012-05-12]

    • Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and...

    • For Amy, this planting season brings memories of her father, and she shares her story "Two Seeds at a Time, a Foot Apart. The song "For the Beauty of the Earth" from the Butterpats of Sherrills Ford follows her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2012-12-29]

    • [2012-12-29]

    • Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Farm life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee dance; Traditional medicine;...

    • Amy begins the show by talking about the tradition of eating black-eyed peas, collard greens, and hog jowls on New Year’s Day. “Grandpa” by Henry Queen follows the interview. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with potter Brant Barnes about...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2012-12-15]

    • [2012-12-15]

    • Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mural painting and decoration -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African...

    • Amy’s story, “In a Pocket of Time,” begins the show; she tells of the way Christmas was when she was a child living on Cullowhee Mountain. The story is followed by “Christmas Time at Home” by the Cockman Family. On Creative Corner,...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2013-02-09]

    • [2013-02-09]

    • Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons family; Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina, Western; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee Indians -- North Carolina -- Social life...

    • Amy begins the show with her story, “And the Wolves Howl at Night.” It recounts how her grandmother, living in the Little Canada area, provided for her family and maintained her home while her husband was fighting in the war. The story is...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • [2013-03-09]

    • [2013-03-09]

    • Fishing -- North Carolina, Western; 4-H clubs -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Contests -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Folk music -- North Carolina, Western; Folk festivals -- North Carolina, Western; Farm life -- North Carolina --...

    • Amy begins the show with her story “Overalls and Rainbow Trout,” which is about her father and Aunt Lillie fishing for rainbow trout in the Tuckasegee River. The story is followed by “Old Gravel Road” by the Rye Holler Boys. On Creative...
    • Stories of Mountain Folk
    • Art Possibilities in Western North Carolina

    • Art Possibilities in Western North Carolina
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    • This article entitled "Art Possibilities in Western North Carolina" was written by Lydia A. Bancroft and published in the January 1926 issue (vol.2, no.4) of the "Cullowhee State Normal Bulletin." Bancroft looks at the conditions which make western...
    • Craft Revival
    • Coverlet and the Little Lady

    • Coverlet and the Little Lady

    • Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This article describes Frances Goodrich's efforts to revive weaving in western North Carolina and the creation of Allanstand Cottage Industries. The article was written by Annie Creelman and published in the August 1923 issue of "Social...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Margaret Whiting to Frances Goodrich]

    • [Margaret Whiting to Frances Goodrich]

    • Dyes and dyeing -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • These two undated letters from Margaret Whiting of Deerfield, Mass., were sent to Frances Goodrich and include instructions for dyeing fiber with indigo. Although the date of these letters is unclear, the reference to Miss Williams [Isadora...
    • Craft Revival

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