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Art
A carved gourd from Quito, Ecuador
by Freeman, Margery. A carved gourd from Quito, EcuadorA gourd is decorated with a colonial scene. The highly-detailed scene is carved into the gourd.Quito is the capital of Ecuador, though with a population of 1,865,541 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
A potter at work near Jodhpur, India
by Freeman, Margery. A potter at work near Jodhpur, IndiaA potter near Jodhpur, India, is throwing a pot on the wheel. He is wearing a tan shirt with blue pants. He squats near the wheel near a bowl of slip -- clay [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
A potter near Jodhpur, India, turning the wheel with a stick
by Freeman, Margery. A potter near Jodhpur, India, turning the wheel with a stickA potter near Jodhpur, India, turns the wheel by pushing it quickly with a wooden stick. He is wearing a tan shirt and blue pants. The [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
A Potter Working in Seagrove, NC
by . A Potter Working in Seagrove, NC This is a potter working in Seagrove, North Carolina. Seagrove, located in Randolph County, North Carolina, is famous for its unusual number of pottery studios and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
A water puppet appears near lily pads at a performance in Hanoi
by Freeman, Margery. A water puppet appears near lily pads at a performance in HanoiA water puppet appears near lily pads at a performance in HanoiA single water puppet appears splashing in a spotlight near lily pads at [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
African American Dance Ensemble
by Pertalion, Patricia L. The African American Dance Ensemble, founded in Durham in 1984 by Raleigh native Chuck Davis, seeks to preserve and promote traditional African and American dance and music while entertaining and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
African and African American Storytelling
by Wilson, Madafo Lloyd. African and African American Storytelling By Madafo Lloyd Wilson Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Spring 2002. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)
All-Seeing Eye image in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
by Freeman, Margery. All-Seeing Eye image in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh This All-Seeing Eye image framed in a triangle surrounded by sun rays and carved lotus blossoms is displayed in the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
American Dance Festival
by Pertalion, Patricia L. The American Dance Festival (ADF) is a six-week summer gathering of dance students, choreographers, and dance professionals of emerging and legendary status who work together in an exchange of dance [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
American Indian stalking deer
by . This 1993-1994 painting depicts an American Indian hunting deer with a bow and arrow. The hunter stands on a rock in a stream facing a buck and a doe. He is camouflaged, wearing a deer head and skin [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Apprenticeship
by Stevenson, George, Jr., Canipe, Jeremy T. Apprenticeship, the system of binding a child to a master to learn a craft, trade, or occupation, has taken two forms in North Carolina. Compulsory apprenticeship was used from the last quarter of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Art of John White
by Mewborn, Suzanne. The Art of John White By Suzanne Mewborn Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2007. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History If you travel [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)
Arts and arts organizations
by Weaver, Ardath Goldstein. North Carolina is known for a rich cultural heritage rooted in the arts. The arts communicate the essence of the state’s community and culture. They also contribute to a diversified and innovative [...] (from NCpedia.)
Baby Sita discovered in gold urn by king (Thai Ramayana mural)
by Freeman, Margery. Baby Sita discovered in gold urn by king (Thai Ramayana mural) A painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the infant Sita sitting in a gold urn as she is discovered by a king ploughing his [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Balinese painting of Hanuman courting Ravana's mermaid daughter
by Freeman, Margery. Balinese painting of Hanuman courting Ravana's mermaid daughter A red-toned modern Balinese painting depicts Hanuman courting Ravana's mermaid daughter. Swooping above moonlit waves and an [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Basket Making
by Cross, Dennis W. Basket making has likely been a part of North Carolina's history as long as human beings have inhabited the region. Although the fragility of basket materials means that few related artifacts still [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bearden, Romare
by Wegner, Ansley Herring. Bearden, Romare by Ansley Wegner, Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, 2013   September 2, 1911 - March 12, 1988 Romare Bearden was born in Charlotte in 1911. [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)
Bharata boating into forest to find Rama (Thai Ramayana mural)
by Freeman, Margery. Bharata boating into forest to find Rama (Thai Ramayana mural) On this mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, Rama's brother Bharata and his comrades boat into the forest to try to find the exiled Rama [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Biltmore Industries
by Holland, Ron. Biltmore Industries by Ron Holland, 2006 See also: Biltmore Forest School; Biltmore House; Asheville The origins of Biltmore Estate Industries can be traced to Eleanor Vance and Charlotte [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Black and African American North Carolina Award Winners
by . The North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor, was established by the General Assembly in 1961 and the first award-winners were honored in 1964. Artist Romare Bearden was the first [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)
Black Mountain College
by Williams, Wiley J., Vocci, Robert Blair. Black Mountain College by Wiley J. Williams and Robert Blair Vocci, 2006 Black Mountain College, an [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Blakeley Silver Service
by Murray, Elizabeth D. R., Farnham, Thomas J. Blakeley Silver Service by Thomas J. Farnham, 2006 Additional research provided by Elizabeth Reid Murray. See also: Wasp. Word that Captain Johnston Blakeley and the men of the U.S. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bridgers, Ann Preston
by Bridgers, H. C., Jr. Ann Preston Bridgers, teacher and actress, was born in Raleigh. During most of her childhood she lived in Adrian, Ga., with her parents, Annie Preston Cain of Hillsborough and Robert Rufus Bridgers, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Buck Dancing
by Baker, Bruce E. Buck dancing is a folk dance that originated among African Americans during the era of slavery. It was largely associated with the North Carolina Piedmont and, later, with the blues. The original [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carved animals on ceiling in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
by Freeman, Margery. Carved animals on ceiling in Cao Dai temple at Tay NinhAnimal figures are carved around a light fixture on the ceiling of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. Visible here are a turtle, representing [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
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