Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique…
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique…
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique…
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique…
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique…
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique…
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts craft items for sale in a Cherokee craft shop on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Native-made articles on display…
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the…
This undated informational insert was included with a collection of 20 postcards in a package sold together called, "The Land of the Cherokees." This flyer highlights three figures in Cherokee history: Junaluska, Sequoyah, and Tsali and…
The photograph and an accompanying article appeared in The Asheville Times on Wednesday, September 29, 1943. The article (at right) is incomplete. Pictured in the photograph are Southern Highland Handicraft Guild officers Louise Pitman of the John…