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[Woodcarving: mule]

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Title	[Woodcarving: mule]
Creator	Mann, Ray Brasstown Carvers
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1930/1949
Dimensions	3" x 4.5" x 3"
Description	This mule, carved in walnut, was made by Ray Mann, a woodcarver from Clay County, in the 1930s or 1940s. In 1922 Mann married into the Hall family of carvers. His father-in-law was Elisha Allen Hall, brother to carvers John and Ben Hall and uncle to Jack Hall. The mule was one of the Hall family's signature pieces, although Mann carved other animals as well. He started carving in the 1930s with John C. Campbell Folk School woodcarving teacher Murrial Martin and sold his work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Brasstown Carvers John C. Campbell Folk School
Craft Category	woodwork
Time Period	1930s 1940s
Location	Clay County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Permanent Collection.
Inventory Number	SHCG_PermCol_1988_673
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723