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Title
[Wiliwesti's
Artifacts]
Creator
unknown
Contributor
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Medium of Original
publications
Date of Orginal
1932
Dimensions
4.25" x 3"
Description
This
photograph
,
taken
in
1932
by an
unknown
photographer
,
is
from the
Smithsonian
Institution
Bureau
of
American
Ethnology
Bulletin
133
,
published
in
1943
.
It
is
titled
, "
Wiliwesti's
Artifacts
" and
shows
a
variety
of
Cherokee
craft
items
including
,
clockwise
from
top
left
, a
set
of
clothing
, a
feather
headdress
and
Eagle
Dance
wand
with
feathers
attached
(used
in the
Eagle
Dance)
, a
two-person
saw
, a
mask
(possibly
a
booger
mask)
,
two
walking
sticks
, a
pottery
vessel
,
two
chairs
that
look
to have
rivercane
woven
bottoms
, a
wooden
crock
or
churn
,
two
mask
blanks
, a
bow
with
arrows
, and a
small
gourd
rattle
. These
items
presumably
belonged
to Will
West
Long
,
who
in
addition
to
being
an
authority
on
Cherokee
culture
and
folklore
,
especially
concerning
medicine
and
spiritual
practices
, was a
talented
woodworker
known
for his
hand
carved
wood
dance
masks
.
Subject - Topic
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee Indians -- Material culture -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period
1930s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Museum of the Cherokee
Collection
Library
Inventory Number
MCI_E51_U6_19-26_15
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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