Kim Bottchenbaugh: Cherokee Bead Worker

Kim Bottchenbaugh: Cherokee Bead Worker

Beadwork

Bottchenbaugh, Kim

Cherokee art

Cherokee artists -- North Carolina

Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

Indigenous American beadwork

Indigenous American women artists

Manners and customs

Women beadworkers -- North Carolina

In this video interview, Kim Bottchenbaugh, Cherokee bead worker, incorporates symbolism in her choice of colors and patterns. These symbols illuminate much of her culture, such as the role her clan played in the village, the meaning of her family names, and her overlap of Sioux beadwork tradition. The transcript provided is an unedited version of the video.

Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center

Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Collection

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

2011; 2010-06

Bartel, Katherine

Bottchenbaugh, Kim

Carroll, Tonya

Evans, Ashley T.

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mp4; pdf;

video recordings (physical artifacts)

interviews

eng

MovingImage

Text

11669

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11669

2015-07-16

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Qualla Boundary

North Carolina

North Carolina, Western

00:03:49 (video recording)(dimension)

12 pages (transcript)(pages)

Cherokee Traditions