MSS 12-06.1
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Chiltoskey, Goingback, 1907-2000
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Cherokee tribal elder Goingback Chiltosky was a master woodcarver who influenced several generations of carvers. His work includes carvings of animal and human subjects, often in native woods such as cherry, walnut, holly apple, and buckeye, but he also carved request orders from exotic woods. In addition to freestanding pieces, he carved large bas-reliefs. He said he always thought of his own “trademark as being a smooth finished piece of wood with a minimum of fine detail.” Born in the Piney ...
Crowe, Amanda, 1928-2004
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Amanda Crowe was born in 1928 and raised within a 56,000-acre territory of North Carolina, known as the Qualla Boundary, which is held in trust by the U.S. government specifically for Crowe's tribe of woodcarvers. A federally recognized Native American tribe, the Eastern Band Cherokee are descended from a small group of 800 individuals who remained in the eastern United States after the Indian Removal Act forced more than 125,000 to move west in the 19th century. She studied with her uncle Goi...
