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

Katalsta and daughter Iwi Katalsta

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