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Title	[Mary Shell]
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1977-06-07
Dimensions	10" x 8"
Description	Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she learned sash weaving. She continued to demonstrate this craft at the Village for several decades. Sashes were an important part of the dress for both Cherokee men and women during the early 1800s. Shell was honored with an exhibition at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual in 1972. In this photograph, Shell (seated) talks with Joan Mondale (center), wife of Vice President Mondale. The photograph was made on June 7, 1977 when Mrs. Mondale attended the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC. Mondale was accompanied by the wife of the U.S. Senator from North Carolina, Robert B. Morgan, and Mrs. Lana Gudger, wife of Vonno Lamar Gudger, a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's 11th District. In the foreground, hang Shell’s sash weaving; in the background a number of Cherokee baskets can be seen. National Park Service rangers monitor the event. The photographer's name is unknown.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1970s
Location	Buncombe County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	QACM_Shell_Mary_03
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

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