This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the United States Department of Interior, to accompany a 1972 exhibition of "Basketry by Agnes L. Welch." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts…
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the United States Department of Interior, to accompany a 1970 exhibition of “Basketry by Lucy George.” The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual,…
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the United States Department of Interior, to accompany a 1975 exhibition of "Basketry by Emma Taylor." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual,…
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany a 1974 exhibition of "Rivercane Basketry by Rowena Bradley." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts…
Irma and James “Red” Bradley are members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the pieces with fine sandpaper. Their work was…
This four-page brochure was produced to accompany a 1972 exhibition of work by Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The exhibit was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and included 31 pieces in wood, metal, and plaster. The exhibition brochure was…
A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Dorothy Thompson was born and raised in Big Cove, a remote section of the Qualla Boundary near Cherokee, North Carolina. She is the daughter of John and Charlotte Lottie Welch Lossiah, a basket…
Elsie Welch Watty (1935-2016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak baskets and was known for creating her own designs. She lived and worked on the Galamore Branch in the Big Cove community near Cherokee, North…
Elsie Welch Watty (1935-5016) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak baskets and was known for creating her own designs. She lived and worked on the Galamore Branch in the Big Cove community near Cherokee, North…
The article with its accompanying photograph was clipped from the Highland Highlights member newsletter published by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in February 1972. It introduces Betty DuPree (Mrs. T. J. DuPree) who became manager of Qualla…