Carvings by Adam Welch
Dublin Core
Title
Carvings by Adam Welch
Subject
Cherokee Indians
Indigenous American masks
Indigenous American wood-carving
Manners and customs
Mask makers
Description
Wood carver Adam Welch (1925-1985) was born in the Big Cove community on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. After retiring from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, he took up carving. Working in the house in winter and outside in summer, he made masks and animal carvings from buckeye and a variety of other woods. In 1977, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual honored him with an exhibition of his work.
Creator
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Source
Archive Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1977
Contributor
Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc.
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
publications (documents)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
11247
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11247
Date Created
2014-04-30
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
4 pages(pages)
8.75" x 8.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Cherokee Traditions
Collection
Citation
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board, “Carvings by Adam Welch,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/11247.