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[Woodcarving: rabbit]
[Woodcarving: rabbit]
Title[Woodcarving: rabbit]
IdentifierJCCFS_W1233
Formatcraft object
Date Created1940/1979
Dimensions6" x 3" x .5"
DescriptionThis basswood rabbit was carved by Martha Coffey. Born in South Carolina, Coffey moved to the Brasstown area in 1930 with her family. She learned to carve under Jack Hall at the John C. Campbell Folk School and sold her work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Martha Coffey regularly made the camels used in nativity scenes and has carved skunks, dogs and chickens in many poses and sizes.
Subject - TopicHandicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - CraftWood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - GroupBrasstown Carvers
John C. Campbell Folk School
Craft Categorywoodwork
Decade1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
CountyClay County, N.C.
CreatorCoffey, Martha
Brasstown Carvers
Source InstitutionJohn C. Campbell Folk School
CollectionArtifact Collection. Brasstown Carvings, ca. 1930s-1950s.
Copyright InformationAll rights reserved. John C. Campbell Folk School. For permission to reproduce items, contact Folklorist/John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902 or 1/800-365-5724.;
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