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Woodcarving: owl
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Since the mid-20th century, woodcarving has become a popular craft on the Qualla Boundary. Animals are a favorite motif. This owl, carved from wood, was made by Mike Owle, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
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Craft Revival
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Isadora Williams Weaving Notebook I
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Woodworker's tool chest: saws
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Weave pattern: Seven Stars
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Mountain Milestones, Vol. 1, No.1 page 1
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John C. Campbell Folk School, no. 2 (August 1926)
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Craft Education Project questionnaire: Crossnore, Inc.
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Universal School Weaving Draft: Honeycomb
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Vegetable Dying
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Pottery: wedding vase
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Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Producing Centers
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Louise L. Pitman and Margaret Furry correspondence on vegetable dyeing, 1935-1942
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Isadora Williams Weaving Notebook II
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Weave Pattern: Sunrise with Window Sash Table
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Woodcarving: snake
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Miss Cherokee
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Wood Carving at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina
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Letter from Brasstown, Volume 59, Number 2, Summer 1984 page 8
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Woodcarving: rabbit and bookend
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Rabbit woodcarvings
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Kaolin Washing and Drying Plant, Harris Clay Co., Near Webster. Kaolin Mine, Harris Clay Co., Near Webster
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Craft Education Project questionnaire: Watauga Industries
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Woodpiles and Haystacks: a talk on art in rural life
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Frances Goodrich to Helen Dingman, 1931
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Olive Dame Campbell to Frances Goodrich, 1931
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National Conference on Handicrafts, August 28th to September 4th, 1940
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Appalachian School, Penland, North Carolina, January 1923
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Highland Highlights 1944, October
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Anthony Lord, Hand Forged Iron, Asheville, N. C.
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John C. Campbell Folk School, no. 23 (October 1939)
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Quentin Clayton with carving
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Spinsters Guide to Hand Spinning of Wool, Flax & Cotton
