Cherokee Indian Fair 1936

Cherokee Indian Fair 1936

Cherokee Indians

Communities

Exhibitions

Handicraft

This program for the 1936 Cherokee Indian Fair is 23 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. Beginning in 1935, in addition to seeing displays of the finished craft entries, visitors to the fair were able to observe the techniques and processes involved in producing the craft items on view with demonstrations of basket making, pottery construction, spinning, and weaving presented. In 1936, a girls' department was added and offered girls, ages 10 to 18, the opportunity to submit entries in Sewing, Weaving, Braided Rugs, and Quilting. The Arts and Crafts division added a Cane Double Weave Basket category as well as several additional prizes for White Oak Baskets. Particular to this year's program is a collage of craft photographs including one of a Cherokee basket maker and views of a needlework display and an agricultural exhibit from a prior fair.

Cherokee Indian Fair Association

Library

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

1936

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

9" x 6"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions