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[Woodcarving: fiddle maker]
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| Title | [Woodcarving: fiddle maker] |
| Identifier | MHC_2004_04_001abc |
| Format | craft object
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| Date Created | 1950/1959 |
| Dimensions | 6.75" x 3" x 3" |
| Description | This woodcarving depicts a traditional male fiddle maker seated on a bench and was made by Wade Martin (1920-2005) of Swannanoa, N.C. during the 1950s. The fiddle maker has a long beard and overalls, with "WHM" carved in the bottom of the bench. One leg is missing from the wooden work table; two tools are affixed to the table; while other tools represented in an old photograph of the carving are missing. The scroll of a fiddle is on the tabletop, but the body of the fiddle is missing. The man is holding the back of the fiddle; the man's thumb is missing. Wade Hampton Martin was a well-known woodcarver from the Swannanoa area of Buncombe County. He was part of a family of renowned artisans that included his father, Marcus Lafayette Martin, a regionally-known fiddler and instrument maker, and his mother, Callie Holloway Martin, a homemaker and good banjo player. The family included five sons, Wayne, Quentin, Edsel, Fred, and Wade, and one daughter, Zenobia, many of whom became established woodcarvers. |
| Subject - Topic | Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Craft | Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Craft Category | woodwork
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| Decade | 1950s
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| County | Buncombe County, N.C.
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| Creator | Martin, Wade H.
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| Source Institution | Mountain Heritage Center
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| Collection | Elizabeth Woolworth Szold Fleharty Collection |
| Copyright Information | All rights reserved. For use permission contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723.; |
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