Cherokee Indian Fair 1931

Cherokee Indian Fair 1931

Cherokee Indians

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Exhibitions

Handicraft

This program for the 1931 Cherokee Indian Fair is 20 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 6, 7, 8, & 9 of that year. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main functions was to sponsor competitions that provided a showcase for Cherokee crafts. A tradition that continues today, at the annual fair, the Cherokee display a wide variety of high quality work. The fair programs were usually 20 to 30 pages each and listed the competition categories and the monetary prizes offered. At this 18th annual fair, prizes were offered for numerous agricultural products, Indian dance and ball games, as well as Arts and Crafts and a variety of textiles under the category of ""Ladies' Work.""

Cherokee Indian Fair Association

Library

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1931

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

9" x 6"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions