This undated pottery plate was made by Cherokee potter Gwen Conseen. Its rounded form was built using the coil method, raising the sides slightly to form a shallow depression The earthenware was burnished to a light sheen before the designs were…
This undated pottery plate was made by Cherokee potter Gwen Conseen. Its rounded form was built using the coil method, raising the sides slightly to form a shallow depression. Its outer edge is fluted. The earthenware was burnished to a light…
This undated basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Nancy Conseen. The storage basket is honeysuckle woven over white oak ribs. The woven lid, with wrapped handle, fits over the base. Small baskets such as these were used to store domestic…
This undated basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Nancy Conseen. The storage basket is honeysuckle woven over white oak ribs. The woven lid, with wrapped handle, fits over the base. Small baskets such as these were used to store domestic…
This letter was written by Doris Coulter, tapestry weaver and life-member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. The 1965 letter provides details about a cooperative effort by Department of the Interior’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the Jackson…
This memorial to Olive Dame Campbell was featured in a 1954 issue of Mountain Life & Work, a quarterly periodical produced by the Council of Southern Mountain Workers (formerly the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers), an organization founded by…
This handmade fiddle or violin is wooden with a plastic chin rest. The back is of maple, front of spruce, with tail pieces and pins of ebony. The four strings are held up by a wooden bridge with "F" written on it, and the body has f shaped sound…
This article about the rise of mountain industries in western North Carolina was written by Anna Coyle and published in "The Farmer's Wife" in February, 1923. Coyle writes about the revival of weaving in the mountains and how it has sparked sales of…
This article describes Frances Goodrich's efforts to revive weaving in western North Carolina and the creation of Allanstand Cottage Industries. The article was written by Annie Creelman and published in the August 1923 issue of "Social Progress." …
This article describes numerous examples of the Craft Revival in western North Carolina. Written by Annie Creelman, it appeared in the June 1, 1923 edition of "Southern Agriculturist." The article gives an overview of the generalized interest in…