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[Woodcarving: goose]

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Title	[Woodcarving: goose]
Creator	Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001 Brasstown Carvers
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1930/1949
Dimensions	3" x 2" x 1"
Description	This goose was made of holly wood by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade selling their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The Hensleys claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving geese, a difficult form because the animal's long neck presents a weakness in construction that calls for a steady hand
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	Cherokee County (N.C.)
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	Artifact Collection. Brasstown Carvings, ca. 1930s-1950s.
Inventory Number	JCCFS_W875
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723