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Title
Katalsta
and
daughter
Iwi
Katalsta
Creator
Mooney, James, 1861-1921
Contributors
National Anthropological Archives
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Original
1900
Dimensions
10
"
x
8
"
Description
This
1900
photograph
from the
Smithsonian's
National
Anthropological
Archives
depicts
Cherokee
women
making
pottery
. The
woman
on the
left
is
Katalsta
, the
daughter
of
Drowning
Bear
or
Yonaguska
,
arguably
the
most
prominent
chief
of the
Eastern
Band
of
Cherokee
.
Pottery
made
by the
Cherokee
at this
time
was
constructed
entirely
by
hand
without
the
use
of
wheels
or
molds
and was
fired
in
firepits
or
hearths
.
Behind
the
women
,
leaning
against
a
tree
is
a
corn
pounder
,
used
to
grind
corn
into
meal
. This
photograph
was
taken
in
1900
by
James
Mooney
of the
Bureau
of
American
Ethnology
.
Mooney
came
to the
Qualla
Boundary
,
Cherokee
,
North
Carolina
to
interview
and
photograph
Cherokee
Indians
as a
part
of his
comprehensive
ethnographic
study
of
Native
American
culture
.
Subject
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Pottery craft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Local Subject
important people
traditions
potters
Time Period
1900s (Decade)
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Museum of the Cherokee
Collection
Photograph Collection
Inventory Number
MCI_CH_043
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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