John Ed Walkingstick: Cherokee Bow Maker

Dublin Core

Title

John Ed Walkingstick: Cherokee Bow Maker

Subject

Bow and arrow making
Cherokee art
Cherokee artists -- North Carolina
Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Walkingstick, John Ed, 1938-2022

Description

In this video interview, Cherokee artist John Ed Walkingstick demonstrates how he makes the most of what he has in life and takes only what he needs for his carving. His careful selection of materials for ceremonial pipes and bow making are rooted in Cherokee tradition. The transcript provided is an unedited version of the video.

Creator

Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center

Source

Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Collection

Publisher

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

Date

2011; 2009-06-22

Contributor

Bartel, Katherine
Binkley, Russell
Brewin, David
Carroll, Tonya
Evans, Ashley T.
Walkingstick, John Ed

Rights

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

Format

mp4; pdf;
video recordings (physical artifacts)
interviews

Language

eng

Type

MovingImage
Text

Identifier

11672
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11672

Date Created

2015-07-16

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Qualla Boundary
North Carolina
North Carolina, Western

Extent

00:04:20 (video recording)(dimension)
25 pages (transcript)(pages)

Is Part Of

Cherokee Traditions

Collection

Citation

Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center, “John Ed Walkingstick: Cherokee Bow Maker,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/11672.