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Listen: The FolkFolk ProgramWood carving made by Bill Cooey- Milton, Florida
Image Number
FA1422
Photographer
Belland, Merri, Collector.
Date
1988-02-10
Date Note
Photographed on February 10, 1988.
Rights
Collection
Folklife collection
Series 1640, RG 158, Bill and Dale Cooey ; Box 5, FF 14
Series 1640, RG 158, Bill and Dale Cooey ; Box 5, FF 14
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
Bill Cooey, a mix of Scottish and Yuchi Indian ancestry, grew up in the Panhandle where he learned pocketknife carving from his mother, a descendant of the Yuchi Indians. His nephew Dale Cooey began to learn the craft with the Apprenticeship program in 1988.
Wood carving made by Bill Cooey- Milton, Florida
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