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Title	[Maude Welch]
Creator	Roberts, Vivienne
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1940/1949
Dimensions	8.25" x 9.75"
Description	This photograph from the 1940s shows the home of Maude Welch, a renowned Cherokee potter. Upon close inspection, Welch can be seen shaping pottery on her front porch at the far left of the house. In the center of the photograph, in front of the house, is a sign that reads, "Indian Pottery Made-Sold Here." Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Bird Town section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed and carved from local clay, using no wheels, molds, or instruments other than small knives in its shaping. At the time of this photograph, she had been making pottery for 28 years. She turned out pieces entirely by hand, polished them by burnishing, dried them in the sun or her cooking oven, and then dropped them in a firebox to give them color. Welch was the aunt of another prominent Cherokee potter, Louise Bigmeat Maney. This photograph was taken by Vivienne Roberts.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Arts and crafts movement -- United States Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1940s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	MCI_CH_008
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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