Cora Wahnetah

Cora Wahnetah

Artisans

Cherokee pottery

Cherokee women

Handicraft

Manners and customs

Potters

Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), pictured in this undated photograph, learned the techniques of both coiled and modeled pottery from her mother, Ella Long Arch (b. 1889). She used the coil method to form her pots and paddle stamped them to add a surface design. She was active in cultural preservation, working with the Oconaluftee Indian Village to create authentic pottery demonstrations and joining Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual artisan cooperative as a charter member in the 1940s. Qualla Arts and Crafts, along with the US Indian Arts and Crafts Board and the NC Arts Council, presented a show of Wahnetah's work in 1971. Her name is sometimes spelled Wahyahneetah. The name of the photographer is unknown.

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Photograph Collection

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

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StillImage

10970

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2010-10-19

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

8" x 8"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions