Sim Jessan

Sim Jessan

Artisans

Cherokee Indians

Handicraft

Manners and customs

Wood-carvers

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This 1979 shows Sim Jessan at the Oconaluftee Indian Village carving a piece of wood into a bow. Bow and arrow construction are demonstrated in the part of the village that specializes in explaining the significance of woodwork in Cherokee life and culture. Cherokee craftspeople throughout the village also demonstrate beadwork, pottery making, fingerweaving, basket weaving, making and using blowguns and animal traps, and making dugout canoes.

Unknown

Photograph Collection

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

1979

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StillImage

11046

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2009-01-15

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

10" x 8"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions