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Title
[Cora
Wahnetah]
Creator
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1940/1970
Dimensions
8" x 10"
Description
This
photograph
was
taken
by the
U.S
.
Department
of the
Interior
,
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
.
It
shows
Cora
Wahnetah
decorating
a
hand
built
pot
with a
carved
paddle
.
Cora
Arch
Wahnetah
(1907-1986)
was a
renowned
Cherokee
potter
who
learned
to
make
pottery
in the
traditional
way
from her
mother
,
Ella
Arch
.
Typically
, she
used
the
coil
method
to
form
her
pots
and
paddle
stamped
them to
add
a
surface
design
. She was
active
in
cultural
preservation
,
working
with the
Oconaluftee
Indian
Village
to
create
authentic
pottery
demonstrations
and
joining
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
Mutual
artisan
cooperative
as a
charter
member
in the
1940s
.
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
, the
U.S
.
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
, and the
NC
Arts
Council
,
presented
a
show
of
Wahnetah’s
work
in
1971
. Her
name
is
sometimes
spelled
Wahyahneetah
.
Subject - Topic
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
pottery
Time Period
1940s
1950s
1960s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection
Southern
Highland
Craft
Guild
Records
.
Photographic
Media
.
Photographic
series
.
Member
subseries
.
Inventory Number
SHCG_MemPho_Qua_1
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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