Nettie Harris Owl
Dublin Core
Title
Nettie Harris Owl
Subject
Handicraft
Pottery
Pottery craft
Description
Nettie Harris Owl (c. 1872-1923) was a Catawba woman who moved to Cherokee in the 1880s to be with her aunt Susannah Harris Owl. In 1889, Nettie Harris married Lloyd Owl. Along with her Aunt Susannah, Nettie Owl made pottery while living on the Qualla Boundary. Her daughter, Lula Owl Gloyne, confirmed that the two made a good living. As the tourist market for pottery expanded around the turn of the 20th century, Nettie Owl began marking her pottery as Cherokee, using phrases like, “Cherokee Reservation North Carolina 1904” and “Indian Reservation North Carolina 1904.” Although she was a Catawba, she lived in Cherokee with her Cherokee husband and sold through Cherokee outlets.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Blumer Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
Unknown
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
photographs
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16714
Date Created
Unknown
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Native American Studies Archive, U. of South Carolina, Lancaster, SC 29720;
Spatial Coverage
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
8" x 10"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Nettie Harris Owl,” OAI, accessed May 10, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16714.