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Title
[Woodcarving
:
walnut
plaque]
Creator
unknown
Chiltoskey, Goingback, 1907-2000
Medium of Original
photographs
Dimensions
8" x 10"
Description
This
photograph
,
taken
by an
unknown
photographer
,
is
of a
walnut
plaque
carved
by
renowned
Cherokee
woodcarver
,
Goingback
Chiltoskey
(also
spelled
"
Chiltosky
" and "
Chiltoskie)
. This
plaque
has
Goingback
Chiltoskey's
name
and the
year
"
1933
"
carved
on the
back
. At that
time
,
Chiltoskey
was
studying
at the
American
Indian
Art
Institute
in
Santa
Fe
,
New
Mexico
.
Goingback
Chiltoskey
(1907-2000)
was a
native
of
Cherokee
,
North
Carolina
who
trained
in
woodworking
and
art
at the
Haskell
Institute
in
Lawrence
,
Kansas
and the
American
Indian
Art
Institute
in
Santa
Fe
. He
began
teaching
woodworking
at the
Cherokee
High
School
in
1935
. He
worked
as a
model
maker
for the
U.S
.
Army
during
World
War
II
and
continued
his
craft
after
retiring
in
1966
. He was
known
for his
many
carvings
of
animals
and
people
and
worked
primarily
in
native
woods
like
walnut
,
cherry
,
apple
,
buckeye
, and
holly
.
Subject - Topic
Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
woodwork
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Museum of the Cherokee
Collection
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
MCI_CH_131a_1
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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