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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramBill Cooey making an Anglo-Creek wood carving at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida
Image Number
FS89957
Photographer
Saltzman, Riki, Collector.
Date
1988
Date Note
Photographed in May 1988.
Rights
Collection
Folklife Collection.
Series 1577, Florida Folk Festival 1987-88, S-89-508 - S-89-868 ; no51
Series 1577, Florida Folk Festival 1987-88, S-89-508 - S-89-868 ; no51
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Decorative arts
Carving, Wood
Woodworking
Craft
Wood craft
Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Practices
Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Belief and custom
Ethnicity, European
Ethnicity, Scottish
Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Creek
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Carving (Decorative arts)
Wood-carving
Woodwork
Wood-carved figurines
Handicraft
Wood-carvers
Artisans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Scottish Americans
Yuchi Indians
Creek Indians
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Carving, Wood
Woodworking
Craft
Wood craft
Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Practices
Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Belief and custom
Ethnicity, European
Ethnicity, Scottish
Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Creek
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Carving (Decorative arts)
Wood-carving
Woodwork
Wood-carved figurines
Handicraft
Wood-carvers
Artisans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Scottish Americans
Yuchi Indians
Creek Indians
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Personal Subjects
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.
Bill Cooey making an Anglo-Creek wood carving at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida
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