Stone carving: owl

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Title

Stone carving: owl

Subject

Cherokee art
Handicraft
Stone carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

This undated small owl effigy is made of steatite, more commonly known as soapstone. It was made by Freeman Owle, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. It is just a few inches tall.

Creator

Owle, Freeman

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

16647
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16647

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

4.25" x 2" x 1.25"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Owle, Freeman, “Stone carving: owl,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16647.