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This photograph shows renowned Cherokee woodworker Amanda Crowe (1928-2004) working on a carving of a dancing bear. Born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina, Crowe started drawing and carving at the age of four and later…

This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010), a basket weaver of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Smoker lived all of her life in Snowbird, a Cherokee community located 50 miles west of the Qualla…

William "Bill" Crowe was a woodcarver and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was brother to Amanda Crowe, who taught carving for many years at the Cherokee high school. William Crowe learned to carve from his uncles, Goingback…

William "Bill"Crowe was a woodcarver and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was brother to Amanda Crowe, who taught carving for many years at the Cherokee high school. William Crowe learned to carve from his uncles, Goingback…

This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows renowned potter Cora Wahnetah using a paddle to make a design on a piece of her pottery. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986) was also known Cora…

In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is using a knife to scrape white oak splits to the proper width to achieve uniform thickness and smoothness. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket…

In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is shown separating white oak into splits. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak baskets and was known…

In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is using a knife to size white oak splits to the proper width. Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak…

Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond the…

Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond the…