Cherokee Pottery: From the Hands of Our Elders Contributor(s): Fariello, M. Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609490576 ISBN-13: 9781609490577 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Art | Ceramics - Art | Native American |
Dewey: 975.004 |
LCCN: 2011004524 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The intricate designs and complex patterns of Cherokee pottery have been developed over centuries. Both timeless and time-honored, these singular works of pottery are still crafted by the proud hands of Cherokee women in Western North Carolina. Cherokee P |
Contributor Bio(s): Fariello, M. Anna: - Anna Fariello is currently an associate research professor at Western Carolina University, where she is building the Craft Revival digital collection and directing From the Hands of our Elders, a project to document twentieth-century Cherokee arts. She is a former research fellow at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art and Archives of American Art in Washington, D.C., and former field researcher for the Smithsonian Folklife Center. She is co-author of the textbook Objects and Meaning: New Perspectives on Art and Craft and was visual art editor for the Encyclopedia of Appalachia. |