Adam Welch

Dublin Core

Title

Adam Welch

Subject

Artisans
Cherokee Indians
Wood-carvers

Description

This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee woodcarver Adam Welch (1925-1985). Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary. It was not until he retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his woodcarving talent. Masks of all kinds, pipes, and figures of bears, ducks, whales, birds, and weasels are among the items he carved.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Photograph Collection

Publisher

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

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg
photographs

Type

StillImage

Identifier

11130
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11130

Date Created

2009-09-23

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719;

Spatial Coverage

Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

8" x 7.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Cherokee Traditions

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Adam Welch,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/11130.