Woodcarving: shoes

Woodcarving: shoes

Artisans

Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Indigenous American wood-carving

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

It is not known who made these carved wood shoes in the collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. They are unique item. More typically, the Eastern Band of Cherokee make carvings for various purposes: dough bowls and spoons for use in the home, ball sticks for use on the field, masks for social gatherings and ceremonies, and carved animal figures as souvenirs.

Unknown

Artifact Collection

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

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

16728

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16728

12-19-2011

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

1.75" x 2.75" x 1.0"(dimension)

1.75" x 2.75" x 1.0"(dimension)

Craft Revival