Pottery: lamp
Dublin Core
Title
Pottery: lamp
Subject
Cherokee pottery
Handicraft
Pottery
Description
This undated pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), whose name was also spelled, Cora Wahyahneetah. A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp is patterned with incised and impressed designs. To make this piece, earthenware clay was shaped using the coil method, and was burnished to a high sheen, before before lightly insicing the details into the handle.
Creator
Wahnetah, Cora Arch, 1907-1986
Source
Artifact Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
unknown
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16284
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16284
Date Created
2009-10-07
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
4.25" x 5.5" x 4.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Wahnetah, Cora Arch, 1907-1986, “Pottery: lamp,” OAI, accessed May 10, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16284.