Will West Long
Dublin Core
Title
Will West Long
Subject
Artisans
Cherokee Indians
Mask makers
Description
This photograph of Will West Long was taken in the field by Frans M. Olbrechts. Long served as Olbrechts' "main informant and interpreter" in the interviews he conducted for the the United States Bureau of American Ethnology in the years 1926 and 1927. In addition to being an authority on Cherokee culture and folklore, especially concerning medicine and spiritual practices, Long was a talented woodworker who was known for his hand carved wooden dance masks.
Creator
Olbrechts, Frans M., 1899-1958
Source
Library Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1926/1927
Contributor
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
publications (documents)
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16027
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16027
Date Created
2008-11-25
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
9" x 5.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Olbrechts, Frans M., 1899-1958, “Will West Long,” OAI, accessed May 10, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16027.