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    • [Cora Wahnetah]

    • [Cora Wahnetah]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows renowned potter Cora Wahnetah using a paddle to make a design on a piece of her pottery. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986) was also known Cora...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Weave pattern: Lover’s Knot with a Pine Tree Border]

    • [Weave pattern: Lover’s Knot with a Pine Tree Border]

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

    • The pattern name of this black and white image is Lover’s Knot with a Pine Tree Border. The back of this photograph is marked: “No.18 Lover's Knot, Somerset Co. Pa. Double woven." The source of the name Lover’s Knot is unknown. A double woven...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Weave pattern: Irish Chain]

    • [Weave pattern: Irish Chain]

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

    • The pattern name of this black and white image is Irish Chain. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.21, Irish Chain No.1, Somerset Co., Pa. Double woven." A double woven textile uses two complete sets of warp and weft that interlace. Double...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Weave pattern: Irish Chain]

    • [Weave pattern: Irish Chain]

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

    • The pattern name of this black and white image is Irish Chain. A variation of the name is Star and Rose with Pine Tree Border. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.21 1/2, Irish Chain No.2, Somerset Co., Pa. Double woven." A double woven...
    • Craft Revival
    • Seed Work

    • Seed Work

    • Nature craft -- Appalachian Region, Southern

    • This essay was written by Bessie Lee Blauvelt in the 1940s or 1950s and describes her work with natural materials such as seeds, nuts, burrs, and cones. They tell about her early interest in nature and what can be done with natural objects. She...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Shadrach Mace splitting backs for the chairs]

    • [Shadrach Mace splitting backs for the chairs]

    • Chairs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Furniture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • In response to a request in 1954 from Louise Pitman, director of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, traditional woodworker Shadrach Mace sent her a series of snapshots with captions on the back describing the processes he used to hand craft his...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Notes on weaving]

    • [Notes on weaving]

    • Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • Louise Pitman served as director of the craft department at the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1928 into the 1940s. She was best known for her experiments with natural vegetable dyes; however, she was a skilled weaver as well. Her notes include...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: rivercane, lidded]

    • [Basket: rivercane, lidded]

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

    • This small double woven basket with lid was made by Lottie Queen Stamper, one of Cherokee's best-known basket weavers. Stamper's work was experimental; she sometimes looked to other native traditions in making baskets. This rivercane basket uses...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: rivercane, storage]

    • [Basket: rivercane, storage]

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

    • This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane basket by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The large basket was begun from a square base and woven outward before tapering in to a circular reinforced rim....
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: rivercane, storage]

    • [Basket: rivercane, storage]

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

    • This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane basket made in 1973 by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The large basket was begun from a square base and woven outward before tapering in to a circular...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Basket: rivercane, storage]

    • [Basket: rivercane, storage]

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

    • This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a single weave rivercane basket that was made in 1973 by Cherokee basket maker, Rowena Bradley. The large basket was begun from a square base and woven outward before tapering in to a...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Cherokee woman with child]

    • [Cherokee woman with child]

    • Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a woman carrying a child on her back. In her right hand is a Cherokee style white oak split market basket. White oak baskets with handles were employed by Cherokee women for a variety of...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Qualla Boundary entrance]

    • [Qualla Boundary entrance]
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    • This photograph shows the entrance to the Qualla Boundary in 1945. During the 1920s, road improvements made the North Carolina mountains more accessible and tourism became a significant force in the economy of Cherokee and the surrounding area. ...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Virgil Ledford]

    • [Virgil Ledford]

    • Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford carving a figure of a cat or raccoon. Ledford was born and raised in the Birdtown community near Cherokee and had a talent for drawing as a young boy. ...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: pitcher]

    • [Pottery: pitcher]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • 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...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: bowl]

    • [Pottery: bowl]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware bowl 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...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: effigy pot]

    • [Pottery: effigy pot]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware effigy pot was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: water jug]

    • [Pottery: water jug]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This earthenware water jug was made in 1991 by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: vase]

    • [Pottery: vase]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware vase was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival

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