George Family

George Family

Cherokee Indians

Manners and customs

This photograph from the mid 1940s shows the Nickijack George family at work at their home. In the foreground is Davis George and his twin sister Lucy George (Long) with a saw, Nickijack George in the brimmed hat, Jarrett Blythe with the peavy (log roller), Nicey George making a basket, and Marie George holding a child, Kenneth "Keno" George. Both Nicey George and Lucy George Long were accomplished traditional Cherokee basket makers. Jarrett Blythe served as principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee from 1931-1947, 1955-1959, and 1963-1967.

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Photograph Collection

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

1943/1947

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

8" x 10"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions