Allen Long

Allen Long

Artisans

Cherokee Indians

Handicraft

Mask makers

Wood-carvers

This photograph was taken by the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. A caption that accompanied the photograph reads, ""Allen Long, Eastern Cherokee mask-maker, from the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Indian Boundary." In pencil is written on the verso: "Allen Long - Masks & Indian Dancing, Eastern Cherokee, Big Cove Community." Cherokee carver Allen Long (1917-1983) was the son of Will West Long (1870-1947), Cherokee medicine man and an authority on Cherokee cultural traditions. Long learned to carve from his father when he was12 years old. In 1975, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual honored Allen Long with an exhibition of his work.

United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Membership Records

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

1950/1970

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

10" x 8"(dimension)

Cherokee Traditions