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Cherokee fair & festival: a history thru 1978
The Assoc. • [cherokee? N.c.] • Published In 1979 • Pages:
By: Chiltoskey, Mary Ulmer, Cherokee Indian Fall Festival Assoc..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is a brief history of Cherokee fall festivals and fairs from early times to 1978. Accounts of aboriginal fall festivals are taken from historical sources. These early festivals are briefly described before the author turns her attention to the central topic of the document: a history of Cherokee Indian fairs from about 1914 to 1978. The events of each year's fair are described, except for the years in which no fair was held. Actual pages from fair programs are included. Extensive lists of exhibits and prizes are provided. Exhibits at the fairs include: fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, confections and desserts, preserves, arts and crafts (including basketry and pottery), clothing, and flowers and plants. Spectacles and contests described include air plane rides, beauty pageants, baby contests, sporting events (including a description of the game of Indian Ball), and dancing and music competitions. At the end of the work is appended a copy of the 85 characters of the Cherokee syllabary, along with phonetic descriptions of them.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Rest days and holidays
- Spectacles
- Exhibitions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Librarian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Christopher Latham ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1914-1978
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Qualla Boundary Reservation, North Carolina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- written by Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey for Cherokee Indian Fall Festival Assoc.
- Data on the aboriginal fall festivals are indexed for OCM 'REST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS' (527). The modern fairs, including the various exhibits and contests, are generally indexed for 'EXHIBITIONS' '543'. Pageants and baby shows are indexed for both 'SPECTACLES' (541) and 'EXHIBITIONS' (543).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 54)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80100691
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians