Stone carving: figurative sculpture

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Title

Stone carving: figurative sculpture

Subject

Cherokee art
Handicraft
Stone carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

This small figurative sculpture is made of steatite, more commonly known as soapstone. One side of the sculpture is carved with a number of figures and faces. On the other side, the raw stone is visible. The creator and date of this object are unknown.

Creator

Unknown

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

16616
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16616

Date Created

2010-08-09

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" x 5" x 2.25"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Stone carving: figurative sculpture,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16616.