The article and accompanying photograph appeared in The Chattanooga Times on Thursday, October 3, 1935. It is a group shot of the members and friends of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild. The group gathered for the guild’s semiannual meeting…
These carvings of a mama bear with two cubs are made from walnut. A 1977 appraisal of the Hubert Hayes Collection attributes these to Goingback Chiltoskey. Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a…
These carvings of a mama bear with two cubs are made from walnut. A 1977 appraisal of the Hubert Hayes Collection attributes these to Goingback Chiltoskey. Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a…
These dolls were carved out of white pine wood by renowned Cherokee carver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky. The female doll has a papoose on her back. The male doll wears leather leg…
This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is of a walnut plaque carved by renowned Cherokee woodcarver, Goingback Chiltoskey (also spelled "Chiltosky" and "Chiltoskie"). This plaque has Goingback Chiltoskey's name and the year "1933" carved…
This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is of a pair of matching bookends carved in walnut by renowned Cherokee craftsmen Goingback Chiltoskey in 1932 (Chiltoskey's last name is sometimes seen spelled Chiltosky or Chiltoskie). On the…
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a sculpture made by renowned Cherokee woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The sculpture is a depiction of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Curiously, images of St.…
Carving of pair of horsehead bookends made of wood by Cherokee artisan Goingback Chiltoskey, whose last name is also sometimes spelled Chiltosky or Chiltoskie.
This carved sculpture was made by renowned sculptor and carver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The sculpture depicts a Cherokee mother carrying her child on her back, the manner in which women typically carried their babies well up into the 20th…