Pottery Traditions:
Cherokee Homestead, Hayesville
Wood paddles carved with patterned grooves were used to decorate Cherokee pottery. Bureau of American Ethnology, 1903.
Before the first English explorers came to the area in the 17th century, the Cherokee established a town along the Hiwassee River. Nearby to the community of Quanassee is the
Spikebuck Mound. Excavations have uncovered examples of Cherokee pottery that were used for food preparation and ceremonial purposes. Traditional pottery was hand-formed and stamped with patterns that were made using carved wood paddles and bits of natural materials, like corncobs. Nearby to the reconstructed
Cherokee Homestead is the
Clay County Historical and Arts Museum.
Cherokee Homestead Exhibit,
21 Davis Loop, Hayesville
http://cccra-nc.org/?page_id=81
