The seven-sided Council House where the seven clans of the Cherokee Nation gathered.
Blue, Long Hair, Bird, Paint, Deer, Wild Potato and Wolf. We sat with the Deer clan
There were some beautiful weavings to admire but these belts really caught my attention. They had been woven from bison hair and according to our guide this was the first time in over 150 years that a Cherokee had used the material. He introduced us to the woman who had made them and she spoke with us on how she had taught herself this long and almost lost art.
Cherokee pottery is all thrown by hand, no wheels here! This industrious woman is finishing an elegant little pot; hard to see from the photo but she is rubbing it all over with a stone to give it a shiny finish which will also waterproof the pot as well.
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