Pottery: vase
Dublin Core
Title
Pottery: vase
Subject
Cherokee pottery
Handicraft
Pottery
Description
This pottery vase was made in 1992 by Jill Swimmer, granddaughter of Cherokee potter Amanda Swimmer. At the time she made this vase, Jill Swimmer was just six years old. A double-spouted vase is known as a Cherokee wedding vase. The earthenware clay was shaped using the coil method, and was burnished, before before insicing the pattern into the clay. The design on the face of the pot is a sunburst.
Creator
Swimmer, Jill
Source
Artifact Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1992-06-11
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16295
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16295
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
5.75" x 3.75" x 3.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Swimmer, Jill, “Pottery: vase,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16295.