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Catalog Number |
2018.22.2 |
Object Name |
Vase |
Description |
Double spouted vase, tan with black ombre, burnished bulbous body with three bands of inscised leaf-like patterns. Born in 1921, Cherokee Beloved Woman Amanda Swimmer taught herself to form and fire pottery after discovering a deposit of clay near her Western North Carolina home. At age thirty-six, she began work at the Oconaluftee Indian Village, a "living museum" replica of an eighteenth century Cherokee community founded by former University of Tennessee anthropology professor Madeline Kneberg. The "wedding vase" form is borrowed from the Pueblo pottery tradition and introduced to Cherokee ceramic practice and represents the spiritual joining of the bride and groom. A nationally recognized artist, Swimmer’s pottery is now on exhibit at museums across the United States. Swimmer was a founding member of the Cherokee Potters Guild where she continued to pass on Cherokee pottery traditions until her death in 2018. |
Title |
Wedding Vase |
Date |
c. 1975 |
Role of Creator |
Artist |
Creator |
Swimmer, Amanda |
Medium |
ceramic |
Dimensions |
H-7.5 Dia-4 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Jeff Chapman |
Place of Origin |
US/NC |
Culture |
Cherokee (Eastern Band) |
Subjects |
Art Ceramic industries Pottery Pottery industry Tourism Tourist art Weddings |
Relation |
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