Traditional Art

The traditional arts of basketry, pottery, textiles, weaving, and woodworking are demonstrated.

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Florence Wade Photos | Digital Traditions

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Florence Wade learned to make pottery from her sisters and other family members, including accomplished Catawba potters Sara Harris Ayers and Edith Brown. The Harris family of Catawba potters belongs...

Evelyn George | Digital traditions

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Evelyn George was designated a master potter of Catawba pottery by the Catawba Indian Nation. Born in 1914, Ms. George learned as a child from her great-grandmother. She was influenced by individuals...

Eric Miller Photos | Digital Traditions

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Since the retirement of his father, the family pottery has been managed by this fourth generation potter. This Alabama potting dynasty was founded by Abraham Miller, who arrived in the region shortly...

Eric Miller: Joys & Miseries of the Potter's Life | Digital Traditions

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Miller Pottery, Brent, Bibb County. Interview recorded June 1981. Since the retirement of his father, the family pottery has been managed by this fourth generation potter. This Alabama potting dynasty...

Elizabeth Ringus Photos | Digital Traditions

Episode 5

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Elizabeth Ringus, Paw Print Pottery Barnwell, Barnwell County. Interview recorded June 2007. Liz Ringus has been turning pots for over 36 years. A native of Massachusetts, Ringus and her husband Paul...