Woodcarving: horsehead bookends

Dublin Core

Title

Woodcarving: horsehead bookends

Subject

Handicraft
Indigenous American wood-carving
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

Carving of pair of horsehead bookends made of wood by Cherokee artisan Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973), whose last name is sometimes seen spelled Chiltoskey or Chiltosky.

Creator

Chiltoskie, Watty, 1897-1973

Source

Artifact Collection

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1974

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

16553
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16553

Date Created

2009-11-24

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 3.75" x 1.75"(dimension)
4.5" x 3.75" x 1.75"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Craft Revival

Citation

Chiltoskie, Watty, 1897-1973, “Woodcarving: horsehead bookends,” OAI, accessed May 3, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16553.