Woodcarving: possum family

Woodcarving: possum family

Brasstown Carvers

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This sculpture of a possum family was carved in walnut, a difficult wood to carve. The piece was made by John Hall (1875-1962), one of several carvers in the extended Hall family. His two brothers, Ben and Elisha, were both carvers. 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. This complex piece with its overlapping forms is not typical of carvings made to be sold at the folk school.

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

14923

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2007-10-08

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Clay County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

2.5" x 3" x 2"(dimension)

Craft Revival