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Title	[Pottery: oil lamp]
Creator	Jackson, Elizabeth Bigmeat, 1919-2008
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	unknown
Dimensions	6.25" x 10" x 6.5"
Description	This pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp has been shaped into the form of a bird. A pot with a totemic figure, such as this one, is also called an effigy pot. To make this piece, earthenware clay was shaped using the coil method, and was burnished, before carving and incising the details of the bird’s head into the clay
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	pottery
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection	Artifact Collection
Inventory Number	QACM_1992_134
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723