Pottery: vase
Dublin Core
Title
Pottery: vase
Subject
Cherokee pottery
Handicraft
Pottery
Description
This undated pottery vase was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). This bulbous vase was built using the using the coil method. The earthenware clay was burnished to a light sheen before the designs were incised into the surface of the clay. The central motif is a head with full feather headdress. The overall design is sometimes called a Bark pattern.
Creator
Jackson, Elizabeth Bigmeat, 1919-2008
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
16293
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16293
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
4.5" x 5.5" x 5.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Jackson, Elizabeth Bigmeat, 1919-2008, “Pottery: vase,” OAI, accessed May 11, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16293.