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- Undated (Creation)
Extent
1 box, 1 cubic foot.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr. Wenonah George Haire, DMD is a graduate of Clemson University, and received her Doctor of Dental Medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1979, and has a dental practice in Rock Hill, SC. An enrolled Catawba Tribal Member, Dr. Haire has bee active in many civic organizations, including the Rock Hill Arts Council, York County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, and the Catawba River Heritage Corridor Committee. Since 1991, Dr. Haire has served as the director of the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project (CCPP) since 1991.
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Scope and content
Contains 9 items:
- Small hand drum with black and white drumhead, illustrated with diamond-shapes and painting of a face in profile. Octagonal, 12” (30.5 cm) edge-to-edge, wood & hide, joined with nails, brass tacks for decoration. Undated.
- Clay pot, potter unknown. Undated.
- Broken spiral seashell, 2 pieces 10.5 cm and 3 cm long
- Turtle pendant necklace. Pony beads, Peruvian brass & clay beads, deer-hide trailer decorated with symbols having special meaning to the maker, silver turtle pendant in southwestern US native style.
- 3”x5” index card describing Turtle pendant necklace.
- Cassette tape, labeled Oral History Class Tape #1
- Cassette tape, labels Oral History Class Tape #2.
- Medicine bundle. Hide, decorated with stylized sun and water in paint.
- 5”x8” index card detailing medicine bag purpose and meaning.
System of arrangement
Unarranged.
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The collection is open for research use.
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Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Custodial history
These materials were collected by Dr. Wenonah G. Haire.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Archivist's note
Record created by Ensley F. Guffey, 28 June 2021.