Stone carving: mask

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Title

Stone carving: mask

Subject

Cherokee art
Handicraft
Mask making
Stone carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

John Julius Wilnoty (1940-2016), a self-taught carver and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This mask was carved in miniature, producing a detailed stone carving that is less than two inches tall.

Creator

Wilnoty, John Julius, 1940-2016

Source

Artifact Collection

Publisher

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

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

16836
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16836

Date Created

2012-01-31

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

2" x 1.25" x 1"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Wilnoty, John Julius, 1940-2016, “Stone carving: mask,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16836.