Pottery: human form

Dublin Core

Title

Pottery: human form

Subject

Cherokee pottery
Handicraft
Pottery

Description

This undated pottery head was made by Cherokee potter Edith Welch. The earthenware clay was modeled into the head of an Indian man or woman. The hair and details of the braids were incised into the surface of the clay.

Creator

Welch, Edith

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

16291
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16291

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

3.0" x 2.25" x 2.25"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Welch, Edith, “Pottery: human form,” OAI, accessed May 12, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16291.