Woodcarving: "Mad Mule"

Woodcarving: "Mad Mule"

Brasstown Carvers

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This mule was carved in cherry wood by John Hall (1875-1962), one of several carvers in the extended Hall family. His two brothers, Ben and Elisha, were both carvers. The "mad mule" became a signature piece of the Hall family. John Hall was among the earliest carvers working in the Brasstown area. He carved up through the 1950s and sold his work through the John C. Campbell Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers.

Brasstown Carvers

Hall, John H., 1875-1962

Artifact Collection

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

1930/1959

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

14914

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2007-10-08

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Clay County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

4" x 6" x 1"(dimension)

Craft Revival